ADC Faction Suspends Atiku Abubakar, Babachir Lawal

A deepening leadership crisis has hit the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Adamawa State, as a faction of the party announced the suspension of its national leader, Atiku Abubakar, in what observers have described as a major political upheaval.

The faction’s chairman, Mohammed Raji Zumo, disclosed the decision during a press briefing in Yola on Monday evening. He also confirmed the suspension of the party’s North-East National Vice Chairman, Babachir Lawal.

Zumo said the party’s disciplinary committee had gone further to recommend the expulsion of Atiku, Lawal, and a recently elected state chairman, Sadiq Dasin, over alleged violations linked to internal party processes.

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The crisis is tied to a disputed round of congresses conducted by an ADC committee, which reportedly went ahead despite a subsisting court order halting the exercise. Dasin emerged as chairman from the controversial congress, a development that has further deepened divisions within the party.

Before the congresses were held, the former state chairman, Yohanna Shehu, had approached the court, alleging that he and members of his executive were excluded from the planning and conduct of the exercise.

The latest move by the faction signals escalating tensions within the ADC in Adamawa, with potential implications for the party’s cohesion and political standing ahead of future elections.