- ADC Claims 500,000 New Members After INEC Derecognition Move
- Abdullahi insists party gained support despite internal faction crisis
- INEC defends action, says decision followed court judgement and law
The National Publicity Secretary of the African Democratic Congress, Bolaji Abdullahi, has said the party recorded a surge in membership following recent actions by the electoral body.
Abdullahi disclosed that more than 500,000 Nigerians joined the party within days after the Independent National Electoral Commission issued a de recognition statement on April 1.
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that INEC had earlier de recognised two factions of the party led by Nafiu Bala Gombe and David Mark.
Despite the development, Abdullahi, in a statement shared on 𝕏 on Sunday, said the party witnessed increased public support.
“Between 7:00 PM on April 1st, when @inecnigeria released its statement, and 5:00 PM today, over half a million (500,000) new Nigerians have joined the ADC,” he wrote.
He had earlier made a similar disclosure on Thursday, stating that tens of thousands registered within hours of the announcement.
“Between 7:00 PM last night when the INEC Statement came out, and 7:00 AM this morning, over 40,000 people have registered to join ADC,” he posted.
At a press conference held on Thursday, the party accused INEC of deliberately misinterpreting a Court of Appeal judgement and called for the immediate removal of Joash Amupitan.
The party maintained that the commission’s actions were unlawful and partisan, adding that it could no longer be trusted to act impartially.
In response, INEC defended its decision, stating that its actions were guided by the Court of Appeal judgement and aimed at upholding the rule of law.
