Violence erupted during a meeting of stakeholders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Abuja on Saturday.
It was gathered that the crisis erupted when party stakeholders, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Senator, Ireti Kingibe, met before the distribution of materials for the senatorial primary held on Saturday.
The Chairman of the election committee, Abubakar Adams Chika and the secretary, David Godwin had summoned the stakeholders to the FCT chapter of the party’s secretariat to explain the process for the exercise.
But one Tijani Mubarak and four others were said to have invaded the peaceful gathering and disrupted the meeting with sticks.
The video shows online that Tijani confronted the committee chairman immediately over the refusal to honour an invitation to a private discussion and a heated exchange ensued.
Tijani was said to be against the election of Ireti as the party’s candidate for the FCT senatorial election but she was declared winner of the primary election.
Meanwhile, former Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi has declared himself the most qualified and electable presidential aspirant in ADC ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Amaechi, a former Minister of Transportation, said his experience in leadership and relative youth gives him an edge over other aspirants scrambling for the party’s presidential ticket.
He spoke on Friday in an interview on Arise Television.
The ADC presidential race has former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar and former Northern Nigeria Development Company boss, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen.
Asked why the ADC should choose him over other aspirants, Amaechi said he had held major leadership positions which gave him an edge.
