Executive editor of ABMS WAVES Ltd, Comrade Bashiru Abdul Mohammed, has condemned the coalition within the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for sidelining Hon. Leke Joseph Abejide from party affairs, warning that the move could lead to chaos within the party.
Speaking to the press at the NUJ FCT Chapter, Bashiru, who is a chieftain of the party, stated that the coalition of the N-ADC – marked by a recent interim segregation of the party’s leadership – was formed without the consent or input of the party’s highest-ranking member, Hon. Leke.
He warned that such exclusion would not only fuel internal crises but could also result in the complete collapse of the coalition if Abejide is not urgently brought into its decision-making processes.
He emphasised that the purported coalition leaders’ deliberate oversight, negligence, and insulting isolation of Hon. Leke is utterly condemnable.
Bashiru further described the act as a political aberration and an attempt to ridicule Abejide’s personality—something, he insisted, that all well-meaning Nigerians, both at home and abroad, must collectively resist.
“Consequently, it is imperative to categorically state that all efforts, time, and resources committed to the coalition are futile in the absence of Hon. Leke,” he added.
He noted that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) was founded in 2005 and was formerly known as the Alliance for Democratic Change. In 2006, the party was officially registered by INEC and adopted the name African Democratic Congress (ADC). It participated in its first general election in 2007, fielding candidates for various political offices across Nigeria.
According to him, the party gained minimal recognition and stagnated until Abejide joined in 2018, ushering in unprecedented growth and national prominence.
Widely known for his community development projects, social welfare initiatives, and philanthropic gestures – even beyond his immediate and neighbouring communities – Abejide’s contributions were commendable long before he ventured into politics and officially joined the ADC in 2018.
