Coalition: We’re not in talks with PRP — ADC

The opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC) has denied reports insinuating that the party is in talks with the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) ahead of an anticipated court judgment.

In a post on his X handle on Monday, the ADC National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, dismissed the claims as false. He stated that any suggestion that the ADC would be abandoned was “pre-emptive and speculative” and should be ignored.

Abdullahi noted that the ADC leadership remained confident that judicial institutions would resist pressure to be complicit in undermining Nigeria’s democracy.

The post on the @BolajiADC handle read:

“Our attention has been drawn to a story in circulation that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) is in talks with another political party, specifically the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), in anticipation of its court judgment.

“We would like to state categorically that this is not true. The coalition leadership is not having any such conversation with any political party at the moment.

“We are fully committed to ensuring that the illegal action taken against our leadership by INEC and other agents of the ruling party is upturned. We believe that this is the only path to safeguarding the rule of law and ensuring that multi-party democracy survives in Nigeria.

“While we are open to expanding the coalition to bring all opposition elements in the country together to rescue our country, we remain clear about the responsibility that this moment has imposed on us. We will not abdicate that responsibility.

“Therefore, any suggestion that we are considering abandoning the ADC is pre-emptive and speculative, and should be ignored.

“Notwithstanding the flagrant bastardisation of democratic institutions, the ADC leadership remains confident that the judicial institutions will, at this defining moment, resist the pressure to be complicit in undermining Nigeria’s democracy.”