*INEC National Commissioner, Abdullahi Zuru, a professor (centre), received ADC petition from the party’s National Secretary, Rauf Aregbesola (left) at the INEC headquarters on Wednesday, 8 April.*
The petition, submitted by the party’s National Secretary, Rauf Aregbesola, was received by INEC National Commissioner, Abdullahi Zuru, a professor.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) received a petition submitted by the leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Wednesday.
The petition, submitted by the party’s National Secretary, Rauf Aregbesola, was received by INEC National Commissioner, Abdullahi Zuru, a professor.
However, the ADC has repeatedly called for the removal of the INEC Chairperson, Joash Amupitan, a professor, accusing him of deliberately misinterpreting an order of the Court of Appeal to suspend the party’s recognition.
RadarrNews earlier reported that the ADC, led by Atiku Abubakar, Rabiu Kwankwaso and Peter Obi, staged a peaceful protest and marched from Maitama Junction to the INEC headquarters in the Maitama District of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The trio were the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, but were defeated by President Bola Tinubu, then the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Others present at the protest include the party’s factional National Chairman, David Mark; National Secretary, Rauf Aregbesola; Aminu Tambuwal, a serving senator; Rotimi Amaechi and former senator Dino Melaye.
The protesters carried placards and banners with inscriptions that read: “Tinubu, let our Democracy breathe”, “Falle daya ce, one term president” and “I stand with ADC, I stand with Democracy” among others.
The opposition party had accused the electoral body of siding with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to block its chances of fielding candidates in 2027.
