Kebbi ADC aspirant dumps party, alleges lack of internal democracy

An aspirant of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, for the Birnin Kebbi/Kalgo/Bunza Federal Constituency, Bashar Abubakar Shehu, has announced his defection from the party over alleged irregularities in the recently concluded primary election in Kebbi State.

Bashar made the announcement during a media briefing in Birnin Kebbi on Saturday, where he described the primary election as unfair and a setback to democratic principles.

The aspirant accused party officials of abruptly halting the exercise while voting was ongoing despite claims that he was leading in the contest.

According to him, the process was later concluded without transparency, alleging that an associate of the eventual winner announced the outcome while contestants and supporters were still awaiting the continuation of the exercise.

Bashar also expressed disappointment over what he described as the party’s failure to uphold its promises of youth inclusion and internal democracy.

He said attempts to seek redress through the party’s appeal committee yielded no result, adding that he had lost confidence in the possibility of getting justice within the party structure.

The politician stated that after consultations with his supporters and associates, he resolved to leave the ADC, insisting that the party had failed to demonstrate fairness in the conduct of its primary election.