{"id":362107,"date":"2025-08-09T13:00:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T12:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=362107"},"modified":"2025-08-09T13:00:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T12:00:56","slug":"adc-faction-rejects-david-mark-as-chairman-says-he-is-not-a-party-member","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/08\/09\/adc-faction-rejects-david-mark-as-chairman-says-he-is-not-a-party-member\/","title":{"rendered":"ADC faction rejects David Mark as chairman, says he is not a party member"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Ralph Nwosu resigned as ADC chairman on July 2, endorsing David Mark as interim leader without membership verification.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b>Coalition members, including Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar, wrote INEC seeking recognition for the Mark-led national working committee.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A fresh crisis has erupted in the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a faction led by Nafiu Bala declared that former senate president, David Mark, is not a legitimate party member.<\/p>\n<p>The group argued that Mark\u2019s appointment as interim national chairman amounted to a breach of the party\u2019s constitution, insisting that leadership positions are reserved strictly for registered members.<\/p>\n<p>Aminu Alhassan, who serves as Bala\u2019s special assistant on public affairs, issued a statement on Friday faulting the composition of a national working committee under Mark\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n<p>The statement came weeks after several opposition leaders and some ADC officials adopted the party as their political vehicle for the 2027 general election.<\/p>\n<p>Notable figures in the coalition include former vice-president, Atiku Abubakar; Mark; ex-PDP chairman, Uche Secondus; former Kaduna governor, Nasir el-Rufai; 2023 Labour Party flag bearer, Peter Obi; former interior minister, Rauf Aregbesola; ex-transport minister, Rotimi Amaechi; and former senatorial candidate, Bolaji Abdullahi.<\/p>\n<p>On July 2, ADC founder and ex-national chairman, Ralph Nwosu, stepped down alongside members of the national working committee and endorsed Mark as interim leader of the party.<\/p>\n<p>Following that endorsement, coalition members approached the Independent National Electoral Commission to formally recognise the new leadership arrangement.<\/p>\n<p>Alhassan maintained that the change of guard should not be mistaken for an open contest, stressing that party rules must be respected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst and foremost, it is essential to clarify that the resignation of Chief Ralph Nwosu did not create a free-for-all scenario within the ADC,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the ADC constitution \u201cis unequivocal\u201d that only bonafide members can aspire to lead the party, adding that this requirement cannot be set aside.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis fundamental requirement cannot be overlooked or circumvented by any means,\u201d Alhassan emphasised, noting that neither INEC regulations nor the constitution permits non-members to assume leadership positions.<\/p>\n<p>He described the Mark-led committee as an affront to the democratic principles on which the ADC was founded, warning that it does not represent the party\u2019s legitimate leadership.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ralph Nwosu resigned as ADC chairman on July 2, endorsing David Mark as interim leader without membership verification. 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