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Sokoto ADC: 25 executives back Keegan, expel three officers
By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto
SOKOTO — The leadership crisis within the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Sokoto State has taken a decisive turn, as Alhaji Bello Isiyaku (Keegan) publicly reaffirmed his position as the legitimate state chairman.
Keegan made the declaration on Wednesday during a press conference at the University Guest House, appearing alongside 25 of the 33 state executive members, signaling a significant shift in the ongoing power struggle. The majority support from the executive members strengthened Keegan’s position against rival leadership claims within the party.
Addressing journalists, Keegan dismissed allegations that he was suspended for participating in the 2023 governorship race without authorization, calling the claims “false, malicious, and politically engineered.” He emphasized that no constitutionally recognized organ of the party had removed him from office, noting that only the national leadership has the power to suspend a sitting state chairman.
“I remain a founding pillar of ADC in Sokoto, one of the earliest figures who worked tirelessly to build the party’s structure and visibility across the state. Those who claim to have removed me are only attempting what they have no power to execute,” he said, reaffirming his unwavering commitment to the party.
The press conference also saw the formal expulsion of three state executive members accused of misconduct and undermining party cohesion. Those expelled include:
Yusuf Alkali, State Secretary
Abba Galadima, Assistant State Financial Secretary
Murtala Aliyu, State Publicity Secretary
The executives cited anti-party activities, breach of trust, and actions capable of destabilizing party unity as grounds for their expulsion. They stated that the decision followed thorough internal assessments confirming violations of ethical conduct expected of ADC officers.
In their resolution, the executive committee reaffirmed their loyalty to Keegan as the legitimate state chairman and pledged to uphold the ADC constitution, democratic norms, and disciplinary regulations without compromise.
The leadership also issued a stern warning to Umar Faruk Muhammad to desist from parading himself or acting under any guise as state chairman, describing such actions as deceptive, unlawful, and damaging to the party’s image.
Members and supporters across all wards were urged to remain calm, law-abiding, and steadfast as the party embarks on a reorganization process aimed at restoring internal harmony and confidence.
With both authority and numbers visibly tilting toward Keegan’s camp, the Sokoto ADC power struggle has entered a defining phase, setting the stage for a potential turning point in the party’s future within the state.
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The Social Democratic Party, SDP, governorship candidate in Oyo State, Mr Saheed Oladele, has said the electorate need to wake up to the reality of supporting their preferred candidates for political office financially.
Oladele stated this on Monday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Ibadan.
The governorship candidate said the electorate’s financial support to their choice candidates would make all the difference in electing credible leaders into office.
“As long as people continue to expect politicians who have embezzled public funds to share money shortly before elections, there will never be real change.
“Instead, people should contribute whatever they can, no matter how little, to support credible leaders.
“When such a persons eventually get into office, he will understand that the people truly brought him to power and not stolen money or political manipulation,” he said
Oladele said the SDP has credible candidates seeking political office and the followership to win governorship and other positions in the state in the 2027 general elections.
He gave assurance that if the party’s candidates are elected into office in the 2027 general election, Nigeria would be better for it.
Oladele said he decided to contest for the governorship position in the state because things were not the way it ought to be, adding that there was hardship in the state.
The SDP governorship candidate said that if voted into power, the standard of education, healthcare would be improved just as employment creation would receive priority.
“When you truly have organic followership, you feel free to make independent decisions.
“That is why when I left the All Progressives Congress, APC, to join SDP, many people were shocked, but all my followers are still with me,” Oladele said.
The SDP governorship candidate said he does not have any doubts about the strength of the SDP in Oyo State to produce the next governor.
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Arise News political editor, Sumner Sambo, has urged the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, to stay back in the party and fight.
Sambo made the call on Monday when he appeared as a guest in an interview on Arise Television’s ‘Morning Show’.
His call came after a Federal High Court in Lokoja, Kogi State, set aside its earlier judgment directing the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to register the NDC as a political party.
“Why is it that anytime Peter Obi gets into one party, there seems to be a decision or an abrupt measure to escalate problems in that party, or to ensure that the party doesn’t compete in the elections?
“So, I think Obi himself knows it, and this is the time for him to stay in the NDC and fight, not to start thinking of leaving the NDC. He should stay in the NDC and make sure that he fights it out and come out victorious.
“If they pursued him from the PDP to Labour Party, and then to the African Democratic Congress, ADC, what makes him think that if he leaves the NDC, that they won’t fight him again?
“It’s already too late, so let him stay in the NDC, show his political credentials, and then fight it out,” he said.
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A chieftain of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Eze Chikamnayo, has alleged that there is a deliberate onslaught by President Bola Tinubu against opposition parties.
Chikamnayo made the allegation in an interview on Arise Television on Monday.
He described last week’s judgment of the Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja, which nullified the registration of the NDC as notorious and very dangerous.
“There is a deliberate onslaught against opposition parties by the President.
“I want to use this opportunity to plead with his excellency President Tinubu to get his hands off the opposition parties.
“All it takes for peaceful change is for him to allow democracy to happen. If he makes peaceful change impossible, a violent change will be inevitable,” he said.
Recall that a Federal High Court in Lokoja, Kogi State, recently set aside its earlier judgment directing the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to register the NDC as a political party.
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