Rep Leke Abejide Announces Decision To Leave ADC, Says Party ‘Effectively Leaderless’
A member of the House of Representatives, Rep Leke Abejide, who is the National Leader of the ADC faction that has Mr Nafiu Bala as its National Chairman, has announced his decision to leave the party.
He cited intraparty conflict and legal quagmire that can prevent the ADC from fielding candidates in the upcoming 2027 general election.
Team@orientactualmags.com learned that the federal lawmaker, who represents Yagba Federal Constituency, Kogi State, announced the decision to end his membership of ADC during the press conference he presided over in Abuja on Friday.
The federal lawmaker also noted that the ADC is at present ‘effectively leaderless’ and has no validly elected National Chairman and National Secretary to sign nomination forms as required by law.
Rep Abejide also submitted that he has political aspirations hence the need to seek a new party that will nominate him as a candidate.
Although, he is yet to announce his new party, he however wore a cap emblazoned with ‘asiwaju’ logo which means that he may choose APC as his new party. The logo in question which is synonymous with President Bola Tinubu was introduced during his days as governor of Lagos State.
‘It is a painful decision, but necessary to save my political future from those who came to destroy my former political party, which I laboured hard to nurture and love dearly. It is important to explain the circumstances that necessitated the decision I took a few weeks ago so that the public can understand what transpired.
Around August 2025, I took the leaders of the ADC coalition—Senator David Mark, Rauf Aregbesola, Chief Ralph Nwosu—and the party itself to court. During the court’s long vacation, my lawyers approached the court and sought approval for an accelerated hearing so the matter could be resolved within a reasonable timeframe, given the approaching electoral activities.
The judge granted accelerated hearing to determine the case so that each party could either proceed with the ADC or seek another platform to pursue their political ambitions.
However, the defendants—David Mark and others—kept introducing new parties into the suit as a delay tactic, preventing timely adjudication until the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) released the timetable for primaries and the 2027 general election.
Due to prolonged adjournments caused by the opposing counsel’s tactics to frustrate the hearing, my counsel advised me to consider an alternative political platform.
Given the situation before the Federal High Court, my counsel further advised that since the ADC is effectively leaderless—with no validly elected National Chairman and National Secretary to sign nomination forms, as required by law—I should seek another platform to pursue my ambition.
The party structure was funded by me as the National Leader, and I have willingly relinquished it to the current National Chairman, Hon. Nafiu Bala. I wish him well as he continues to pursue his rights in court.
I have consulted extensively with my political leaders, constituents, and supporters who share my vision, which aligns with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. I am ready to continue my support within this progressive fold.
Finally, I appreciate everyone who stood by me during the challenging process of building a virile political party that was eventually hijacked by individuals known for such actions since the return to democracy in 1999.
On this note, I formally inform you that I have moved on from the ADC to pursue my political future’ he said-Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08035023079, 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com. Thank you
