The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of orchestrating what it described as “deliberate administrative landmines” aimed at preventing the party from fielding candidates in the 2027 general elections.
In a strongly worded statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the party alleged that INEC’s recent actions could effectively exclude it from participating in the electoral process.
At the centre of the dispute is INEC’s position that it will no longer accept correspondence from the ADC pending the determination of a case before the Federal High Court.
The party noted that INEC had already fixed May 10 as the deadline for such submissions.
The ADC argued that by refusing to receive its communications within this period, INEC is effectively blocking it from complying with the law.
“In simple terms, INEC is threatening that unless the courts deliver judgment on the ADC leadership issue by May 10, it will prevent the party from producing candidates,” the statement said.
The party maintained that the situation places it in an “impossible position,” creating what it described as a pathway to “artificial non-compliance” that could later be used to justify its exclusion from the elections.
