A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Babachir Lawal, said that the party would be on the ballot in the 2027 elections regardless of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) position.
Speaking during an appearance on Channels Television on Wednesday, Lawal stated that despite the electoral body’s absence from its recently concluded convention, the exercise remains valid.
According to him, the party acted on the advice of its legal advisers. He described the convention as a “success” despite what he termed efforts by the government to frustrate it.
He said, “We don’t listen to INEC. They are not the Appeal Court, they are not the Supreme Court, not even the High Court. So, INEC can say whatever they want to say. We are going to be on the ballot, whatever INEC says; we are going to participate in this election.
The ADC chieftain also said his party has solutions to Nigeria’s challenges but stressed that its immediate priority is to prevent the APC from continuing in power.
“First thing first, we have the solution, we know we have the solution. The calibre of people we have in that party and the way we are running our democracy in our party is such that we believe we have the solution to the problem. But first thing first, stop this government from continuing with what they have started,” he added.