Breaking: ADC Expels Nafiu Bala, Leke Abejide, Others, Video Emerges
- David Mark's African Democratic Congress (ADC) faction expelled Nafiu Bala, Hon Leke Abejide, and others over alleged anti-party activities
- The expulsion of Bala, Abejide, and others occurred during the party's national convention held on Tuesday, April 14, 2026
- The ADC's internal conflict highlighted the ongoing struggles within Nigeria's political landscape ahead of the 2027 general elections
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FCT, Abuja - The African Democratic Congress (ADC) faction led by David Mark has expelled Nafiu Bala Gombe, the party’s factional chairman, from the party.
The Mark-led ADC also expelled Hon Leke Abejide and others over ‘anti-party activities.’
Source: Twitter
As reported by TheCable, Bala and others were expelled on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, in Abuja during the party’s national convention.
A motion for their expulsion was moved and passed by an overwhelming majority of delegates at the ADC National Convention in Abuja.
Abejide represents Yagba Federal Constituency, Kogi state, in the House of Representatives.
The party also expelled several members, including Kingsley Temitope, Obinna Norman, Kennedy Odiong, and Stella Chukwuma.
The senator representing Adamawa South, Binos Yaroe, moved a motion to expel the party members, and it was adopted by delegates through a voice vote.
The ADC organising secretary, Chinedu Idigo, while addressing the delegates, accused the ousted members of undermining the party by fueling internal divisions.
“They have sown seeds of discord within the party and sought to create factions, doubts, and confusion across the polity, the public, and regulatory authorities, thereby causing instability within the party.
“They were given time to retrace their actions but failed to do so.”
Source: Twitter
Watch a Facebook video from the ADC convention below:
ADC convention: Air conditioners fail to work
Recall that former Senator Dino Melaye assured Nigerians that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) national convention would proceed despite the venue's failed air conditioning systems.
It was gathered that delegates at the ADC national convention faced discomfort amid the heat at the Rainbow Event Centre in Abuja.
Melaye vowed that the ADC national convention will hold despite the challenges, expressing determination.
Supreme Court gives verdict on Mark's application
Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that the Supreme Court threw out the application to stay execution of the judgment of the Court of Appeal, which led to the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to derecognise the David Mark-led ADC leadership.
The Supreme Court’s dismissal of the application followed its withdrawal by Jibril Okutekpa, counsel to Mark, a former Senate president.
Okutekpa told the five-member Supreme Court panel, headed by Justice Lawal Garba, that INEC’s interpretation of the Court of Appeal judgment on March 12 left the ADC without a leader. He added that the order for parties to maintain the status quo ante bellum created a leadership vacuum in the party.
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