ADC Denies PRP Negotiation Reports Amid Dispute

In Nigeria's evolving political landscape, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has categorically denied reports suggesting it is negotiating with the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) ahead of a pending court ruling on its internal leadership dispute. The denial, issued on Monday by National Publicity Secretary Bolaji Abdullahi, underscores the party's focus on resolving its legal challenges through the judiciary rather than alliances at this stage.

Abdullahi's statement addressed circulating claims that the ADC's coalition leadership was engaging in talks with the PRP in anticipation of the court's decision. "Our attention has been drawn to a story in circulation that the African Democratic Congress is in talks with another political party, specifically the Peoples Redemption Party, in anticipation of its court judgment," he said. "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."

The ADC is embroiled in a prolonged leadership crisis, which it attributes to unlawful actions by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and associates of the ruling party. The...