The African Democratic Congress (ADC), which is supporting the presidential candidature of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has dissolved the Kano State executive of the party and appointed a caretaker committee to oversee its affairs.
The Deputy National Chairman of the ADC (North-West), Hajiya Najaatu Mohammed, announced the development while addressing a news conference at the NUJ Press Centre in Kano on Monday.
According to her, the action was taken in line with the party constitution, the Electoral Act, and their collective responsibility to protect the future of the party in Kano State.
“This important action is not out of preference, but out of constitutional duty.
Every action taken has been guided by the Constitution of our party, the Electoral Act, and our collective responsibility to protect the future of the ADC in Kano State.
“Our Constitution exists precisely for moments such as this. It provides a lawful path to restore stability, preserve continuity and ensure that the affairs of the party continue uninterrupted,” she said.
According to her, the national leadership of the party had discharged one of its most important obligations—preserving the unity, continuity and constitutional integrity of the ADC in Kano State.
“When circumstances create a leadership vacuum within any political organisation, responsible leadership cannot fold its arms and watch uncertainty consume the institution. A political party is built on order, discipline and continuity. Without those pillars, confusion replaces organisation, and uncertainty replaces confidence,” she said.
She warned members of the party not to interpret the constitution of the caretaker committee as a judgement on the commitment or loyalty of faithful members of the party in the state.
“The constitution of a Caretaker Committee must never be interpreted as a judgement on the commitment, loyalty or contributions of the thousands of faithful members of our party across Kano State. Far from it. Our members remain the greatest strength of this party,” she said.
The Deputy National Chairman noted that many had sacrificed their time, resources and reputation to build the ADC from the grassroots, adding that many had remained steadfast even when it was politically inconvenient to do so.
She therefore called upon every stakeholder, elder, youth leader, women leader, ward executive and faithful member of the party to support the transitional arrangement in good faith.
She said: “Let us give the Caretaker Committee the cooperation it requires to succeed, let us replace suspicion with trust, let us replace division with dialogue, and let us replace uncertainty with confidence.
“Most importantly, let us replace personal interests with the collective interest of our great party.”
Najaatu Mohammed said that if they remain united, no challenge would be too great; and if they remain disciplined, no obstacle would be insurmountable. She added that if they remain faithful to the party constitution and democratic ideals, the future of the African Democratic Congress in Kano State would be stronger than ever before.
She expressed hope that the caretaker arrangement would mark a new beginning, the restoration of confidence, the strengthening of institutions, and the renewal of their common purpose.
