Former federal lawmaker, Senator Ishaku Abbo has officially dumped the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and is set to announce his new political party later this week.
The former Adamawa North senator announced the move on Monday morning, citing the deepening crisis in the ADC’s Adamawa State chapter as the reason for his departure.
His exit came barely 48 hours after the camp of Senator Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed, popularly known as Binani, withdrew from the party.
PrimeTimes Nigeria had earlier reported that fresh cracks have emerged within the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Adamawa State, as a bloc loyal to Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed Binani announced its mass resignation from the party.
The decision was contained in a communiqué issued after a stakeholders’ meeting held at the residence of Hon. Mijiyewa Umaru Kugama.
The group, drawn from the three senatorial zones of the state, accused the party’s leadership of undermining democratic principles.
“The actions of the party leadership have destroyed internal democracy, undermined the rule of law, and rendered the party structure in Adamawa State illegitimate and unacceptable,” the communiqué stated.
At the centre of the crisis are the recently concluded party congresses, which the stakeholders described as flawed.