Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, on Saturday hinted that the renewed feud between former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, may continue until one of them dies.

Sani said Atiku has been receiving what he termed Obasanjo’s “hypersonic missiles” after the former vice president threw a “devastating bomb.”

Posting on X, the former lawmaker wrote: “The Obj/Atiku feud began when Gen Zs were in nursery and primary school.

“It’s continuing even when that generation has graduated from universities, married and had children.

“It’s likely going to continue until one of them is gone, and the other will pay a glowing tribute. Since Atiku threw a devastating bomb at Obj, he has been receiving Obj’s hypersonic missiles for two decades.”

Obasanjo recently renewed his feud with his former vice president when he said picking Atiku as his running mate in 1999 was his biggest mistake.

Following the comment, Atiku has repeatedly criticised his former principal while reopening old political disagreements.

The Caretaker Committee Chairman of the Osun State Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Odesola Oluseye Titus, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to disregard claims by Dr Tosin Odeyemi to represent the council.

Addressing journalists on Saturday, Titus alleged that recent findings had raised questions over Odeyemi’s claim to membership of IPAC, insisting that he lacked the legal authority to speak or act on behalf of the council.

According to Odesola, “Odeyemi is not affiliated with any recognised political party,” adding that his resignation from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) ended his eligibility to participate in IPAC affairs.

He claimed that there was no record of the Democratic Leadership Alliance (DLA), with which Odeyemi identified himself, on INEC’s portal.

“It has been confirmed that Odeyemi does not hold any legal authority to represent or be part of IPAC, nor is he affiliated with any recognised political party.

“The claim about bias by the IPAC National Secretariat is not true. He contested under the umbrella of the NNPP against the last chairman, Pastor Victor Akande of the Accord, and neither of them was chosen. His claim is wrong. His interest is to lead at all costs,” he said.

He commended the IPAC National Secretariat for constituting a caretaker committee for the Osun chapter, saying the decision ensured there was no leadership vacuum ahead of the forthcoming governorship election.

Odesola called on other political parties to join him in moving Osun IPAC forward and assured them and other stakeholders that the activities of IPAC in Osun State would continue without disruption as preparations for the August 15 governorship election progressed.

The caretaker committee chairman urged INEC to reject any representation made by Odeyemi, saying, “Misrepresentation cannot be tolerated. IPAC remains committed to transparency and accountability, and we urge strict adherence to established legal procedures to protect the integrity of the electoral process.”

He also appealed to political parties, media organisations and members of the public to remain vigilant, maintaining that only duly recognised representatives should speak on behalf of the Inter-Party Advisory Council in Osun State.

Earlier on Saturday, a separate faction of political party leaders had accused the national leadership of IPAC of bias and incompetence, demanding the immediate resignation of its National Executive Committee.

At a press conference in Osogbo, the faction urged INEC to suspend official dealings with the Osun chapter of IPAC until a substantive state executive is elected before the governorship poll.

Speaking on behalf of the group, Dr Tosin Odeyemi, who identified himself as the Acting Chairman of the Democratic Leadership Alliance (DLA) in Osun State, rejected the caretaker committee recently constituted by the IPAC national leadership, describing its emergence as unlawful.

Odeyemi alleged that the caretaker committee was imposed on political parties without consultation after the tenure of the immediate past Osun IPAC Chairman, Pastor Victor Akande, expired in February 2026.

He claimed that political parties had expected a fresh election following the postponement of the March 14 leadership poll but said no new date had been communicated by the national secretariat.

Leaders of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, in the South West have asked the party’s national leadership to immediately remove Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola as Interim National Secretary, accusing him of brazen constitutional violations that are threatening the party ahead of 2027.

The South West leaders, in a petition dated July 28, 2026, signed by state chairmen from across the zone and addressed to the National Chairman, said they resolved during an emergency meeting in Ibadan that Aregbesola’s conduct had plunged the ADC into avoidable crises.

DAILY POST reports that copies of the letter, signed by Olusoji Adebiyi, Ogun State Secretary; Abideen Okanlawon, Osun State Acting Chairman; Adesola Akitunde, Osun State Youth Leader; Yinka Olona, Oyo State Chairman; Adebimpe Adelowo, Oyo State member; Ilesanmi Olaiya, Ekiti State Chairman, among others, were copied to the National Working Committee (NWC), National Executive Committee (NEC), the party’s 2027 presidential candidate, the vice-presidential candidate, and the National Legal Adviser.

The chairmen alleged that Aregbesola created a parallel structure across South West states under the name “Omoluabi Progressive” and began parading officers of the splinter group as legitimate ADC executives from the ward to the state level, asserting that this directly contravenes the ADC constitution.

They cited Article 22, Section 1 (2, 3, 8, 9, 10 and 11) of the party’s constitution, listing offences including breach of the constitution, acts likely to bring the party into disrepute, disobedience to lawful directives, creation of parallel organs, and collusion to convene unauthorised meetings.

The petitioners also accused the former Osun State governor of using his office to interfere in the party’s candidate selection process, alleging that on the last day for uploading National Assembly candidates, Aregbesola “colluded with some cohorts within INEC” to remove duly elected ADC candidates who emerged from INEC-monitored primaries and replace them with members of his Omoluabi Progressive group who never purchased nomination forms.

They also blamed Aregbesola for the lingering crises in Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Ekiti and Ondo states, alleging that he usurped the functions of the National Organising Secretary by appointing parallel primary election committees and submitting them to INEC.

Part of the petition reads:

“We, the undersigned State Chairmen of the South West Zone of the ADC, on behalf of the ADC South West Zonal Stakeholders, write to officially transmit our resolutions reached during the South West Zone emergency stakeholders’ meeting held on July 28, 2026, in Ibadan and equally request urgent action regarding the ceaseless, blatant violations and brazen breaches of our party’s constitution by OGBENI RAUF AREGBESOLA.

“OGBENI RAUF AREGBESOLA acted directly in contravention of our great party’s constitution by creating parallel party structures across the South West states, including local government areas and wards, under the name and style of Omoluabi Progressive, and parading the so-called officers of this splinter group as the legitimate structures and officers of our great party across the South West, contrary to the provisions of the party constitution.

“His actions and activities do not in any way befit the status, carriage, disposition and character expected of any person occupying the high-ranking and sensitive position of National Secretary of a great party like the ADC.

“We equally learnt from reliable sources that OGBENI RAUF AREGBESOLA used his position as National Secretary to collude with some of his cohorts within INEC to, on July 14, 2026, the last day for uploading National Assembly candidates, unlawfully infiltrate the party’s system and fraudulently substitute the names of successful National Assembly candidates who emerged through INEC-monitored primary elections across the South West and other zones of the country with members of his Omoluabi Progressive splinter group, who did not even purchase nomination forms in the first place.”

The South West ADC leaders demanded that the coalition leadership review Aregbesola’s appointment and relieve him of his position, urging it to present a new, “competent, loyal and patriotic” replacement.

“OGBENI RAUF AREGBESOLA is not fit to hold the position of Interim National Secretary. His continued stay in office will spell doom for the party.

“We therefore request the coalition leadership to review the appointment of OGBENI RAUF AREGBESOLA as Interim National Secretary, relieve him of this position, and request the APC extraction of the coalition to present a new, suitable person who is competent, loyal, amiable, patriotic and possesses the native intelligence required to lead the South West zone and the ADC to victory in 2027,” the petition added.

They urged the NWC and NEC to act urgently to stem the crisis and save the party ahead of the 2027 general elections.