Adamawa: ADC Declares Babachir Lawal’s Ally State Chairman

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has pulled its weight behind the faction loyal to Babachi Lawal, a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF as the authentic among the three groups laying claim to the chairmanship of the party in Adamawa state.

There are three persons laying claim to the Chairmanship of the ADC in the state, including Lawal’s ally Sadiq Dasin, and Saidu Komsiri.

The struggle for the control of the party among the three factions had threatened to tear the opposition party apart, except for the prompt intervention of national body pf the ADC which said it recognized Dasin as the authentic chairman in the state.

The party made its position known in a statement issued on Wednesday by its spokesman, Bolaji Abdullahi, who said Dasin will hold the position on interim basis.

Abdullahi warned that the party will not allow any division in the state chapter, as it will not hesitate to discipline anyone or group planning “to jeopardise ongoing efforts to build a strong and truly democratic party” in the country.

He said: “It has come to the notice of the national headquarters of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) that there appears to be a growing division in the ranks of the party leadership in Adamawa State.”

“It will be recalled that at its meeting of October 8, 2025, the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party approved that Interim Executive Committees be set up to manage the affairs of the party in the states for now.

“After due investigations, the party considers the Saturday, October 25, process supervised by the National Vice Chairman for the North East, which produced Barrister Sadiq Dasin as the interim party chairman in Adamawa State, to be in line with the NWC approval and guidelines.

“In view of the foregoing, the party wishes to encourage all party members who have involved themselves in a separate arrangement to have a rethink and follow the path of reconciliation. Similarly, the party encourages the new interim chairman to extend the hand of fellowship to all and address genuine grievances.

“The party would like to restate its commitment to fairness and justice to all members, as well as its readiness to address genuine concerns. The party will, however, not tolerate any act of indiscipline that is likely to jeopardise ongoing efforts to build a strong and truly democratic party.”

Sources informed the magazine that key ADC leaders in the state, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Senator Abba Moro among others are solidly behind Dasin.