APC plotting to frustrate Mark, ADC, says ex-party chair Nwosu

ADC National Chairman, David Mark

Former National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress, Ralph Nwosu, has accused the All Progressives Congress of plotting to frustrate the party and its National Chairman, David Mark, while defending the processes that produced the party’s current leadership.

Nwosu alleged that the ruling party was influencing developments surrounding the ADC leadership dispute, insisting that the processes leading to the emergence of the coalition and the new leadership were legitimate and witnessed by the Independent National Electoral Commission.

Speaking during an interview on ARISE News on Wednesday, Nwosu challenged anyone questioning the processes to establish that irregularities occurred.

“All the processes that brought about the coalition, I championed it. And I can assure you, if any court finds anything wrong in a true sense, authentically, I can assure you nothing like that,” he said.

He said INEC witnessed the processes and initially submitted a report confirming that the procedures were properly conducted.

“Everything we did was 100 percent, INEC were there, they were clear with their witness.

“And when this case first started, INEC submitted their report of all the processes that we went through, and they gave us an okay mark,” Nwosu said.

Questioning INEC’s subsequent decision to withdraw its defence, the former ADC chairman asked who influenced the commission to change its position.

“Who influenced INEC to say, go and withdraw, don’t defend? Who? And all of those exhibits are still there in that file. But INEC now wrote to say that they are withdrawing,” he said.

Nwosu further cited an earlier court ruling which, according to him, affirmed Mark as the authentic chairman of the ADC and validated the processes he conducted.

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“Based on the evidence that INEC submitted, because they witnessed all the processes, and the one we submitted, which could lead us, aligned with what INEC submitted, Justice Lyman ruled that David Mark is the authentic chairman of ADC, and that all the processes that I conducted went well,” he said.

He alleged that the APC was behind the developments surrounding the leadership dispute, claiming that the ruling party was determined to weaken the ADC and frustrate Mark.

“So what we experience is the rascality of a very corrupt political culture, of which APC, government, I must accuse of being liable,” Nwosu said.

He also alleged that the government was attempting to frustrate the party and its leadership.

“They are playing games. Because the government is going down to see if they can frustrate, number one, the person of David Mark, and frustrate ADC. But they can’t,” he said.

Nwosu, however, insisted that the party remained determined despite the legal dispute, saying the developments had not affected its political activities.

“We are very determined. On that day, they are playing these games. We went to Kebbi State. We did what we did. Tomorrow, we are out again. We are competing. It’s not affecting us,” he said.

He also promised a public presentation of evidence to support the party’s position and expose what he described as irregularities surrounding the leadership dispute.

“We are planning for a major exposition.

“We want to open a gallery to shame the INEC, to shame the judiciary, and that will begin very soon,” he said.

The ADC leadership dispute followed a Federal High Court ruling in Abuja rejecting a purported resignation letter allegedly written by former ADC Deputy National Chairman, Nafiu Bala, https://punchng.com/adc-crisis-court-declares-nafiu-balas-adc-resignation-letter-fake/ which the David Mark-led faction had relied on to establish his resignation. Justice Peter Lifu, in a judgment delivered on November 5, ruled that the document was not genuine. https://punchng.com/breaking-court-sacks-mark-led-adc-nwc-nullifies-atikus-candidacy/?amp