Nigeria’s Ambassador-designate to Germany, Femi Fani-Kayode, has said the African Democratic Congress (ADC) may not field a presidential candidate recognised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

In a post on X, Fani-Kayode highlighted internal wranglings and factions within the party as reasons that may affect the ADC in the 2027 general elections.

He, however, urged members of the ADC to get their house in order, bury their differences and stop taking each other to court so that they can produce a legitimate candidate that INEC recognises

Fani-Kayode wrote, “They can blow as much hot air, enlist as many big names, engage in as many photo ops, appear on all the television stations for their shallow and meaningless interviews and peddle as much fake news as they like but judging from their internal wranglings and warring factions it is getting clearer by the day that the ADC may not even be in a position to field an INEC-recognised presidential candidate in the next election.

“Supporting or joining ADC may ultimately end up being an exercise in futility for those that insist on treading that thorny path.

“I appeal to them to get their house in order, bury their differences and stop taking each other to court so that they can produce a legitimate candidate that is recognised by INEC who we can have the opportunity to beat the hell and nonsense out of in the 2027 presidential election.

“Winning will not be as much fun unless we give them a good hiding in the field of battle.

“Whichever way they should prepare for a mighty fall and the greatest humiliation in the history of Nigerian politics.”

Meanwhile, the National Publicity Secretary of the ADC, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, has alleged a plot to stage a protest against the party’s National Chairman, David Mark.

Abdullahi, who made the allegations on his X handle on Wednesday, said the paid-protest option was activated after an unsuccessful attempt to pressure the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to dismantle the party’s David Mark-led leadership.

The statement reads: “Yesterday, we disclosed a sinister plot by agents of the ruling APC government to pressure INEC into taking illegal action to destabilise our party, following the milestone movement of H.E. Rabiu Kwankwaso to the ADC.

“After meeting a brick wall with INEC, they have now changed tactics, but the objectives remain the same. Information reaching us this morning is that a public protest is being planned for tomorrow, Thursday, 2nd April, in Abuja, sponsored by a particularly notorious minister. Their expectation is that a protest will give oxygen to a case already suffocating in the courts under the weight of its own illegality.

“The plan is simple: a paid crowd, posturing as aggrieved party members, will take to the streets demanding “David Mark Must Go.” This, they hope, will create “public pressure” on the INEC Chairman to magically upgrade and recognize an individual who resigned his position and was subsequently expelled from the ADC, to the position of National Chairman of a party he no longer belongs to.”