According to a report, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) is experiencing rifts due to a power battle involving the sons of former vice president Atiku Abubakar.
According to sources who spoke to Sahara Reporters, Adamu and Mohammed Atiku are at odds because they want to run for the Jada, Ganye, Toungo, and Mayo-Belwa Federal Constituencies seats in the House of Representatives.
According to reports, the two brothers’ conflicting goals have divided the party into opposing factions, polarizing members and undermining Chairman Shehu Yohanna’s state structure while also undermining the authority of Barr’s transitional committee. Dasin Sadiq Ibrahim.
The former vice president’s sons are allegedly personally influencing and funding both sides, according to sources familiar with the matter, who called the news “deeply damaging.”
Party sources claim that the two sides have been involved in persistent “counterproductive activities,” each trying to outmaneuver the other while also sabotaging state-level reconciliation initiatives.
According to one insider, “the issue is that these groups are not just operating independently; they are supported and controlled by powerful interests within the Atiku family.”
With both sides purportedly accusing the Dasin-led transitional committee of undermining Atiku’s presidential ambition, the situation has reportedly taken a more worrying turn.
According to insiders, the allegation is unfounded but is being used as a political weapon to undermine party leadership.
The party’s unity is already suffering as a result of the internal strife.
In the midst of the escalating turmoil, Babachir David Lawal, a party official who used to frequently attend high-level strategy discussions at Atiku’s home, is reported to have distanced himself from the former vice president.
In a similar vein, Abdulaziz Nyako, a key member of the party, is reportedly considering rejoining the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) a few months after defecting in an effort to stay out of the growing internal strife.
Reports that the Atiku family is preparing an internal “family balloting” to decide which of the two sons will receive the party’s ticket for the federal constituency race further exacerbate the situation.
However, party stakeholders worry that since the crisis has already escalated into the open and undermined unity and trust within the ranks, the action may be too late.
Insiders claim that this has led to concerns about the party structure becoming essentially privatized.
“What we are witnessing is risky.” Another source said, “It appears that the party in Adamawa is being run as a family affair.”
