Lord Ralph

PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ADC Raises Alarm Over INEC Landmines * Plot to Prevent Party From Fielding Candidates The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has revealed the deliberate administrative landmines being deployed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to prevent the Party from fielding candidates in the upcoming elections. In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the party stated that at the heart of this emerging crisis is INEC’s stated position that it will no longer receive any correspondence from the ADC pending the determination of a matter before the Federal High Court. On its face, this may appear procedural. In reality, it creates a direct and dangerous conflict with the clear timelines imposed by the Electoral Act (2026), which provides defined windows, including the mandatory 21-day notice period and subsequent submission requirements, within which political parties must complete critical electoral processes. The full statement reads: We are compelled to raise serious concerns about a developing situation that appears designed to prevent the African Democratic Congress (ADC) from fielding candidates in the upcoming elections. It is based on documentary evidence which we are now placing before the Nigerian public, including certified INEC records, attendance logs, monitoring reports, and excerpts from the Commission’s own sworn affidavit. Taken together, these documents establish a clear and consistent record of events. INEC received formal notice of the July 29, 2025 National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the ADC. It deployed officials to monitor that meeting. It documented the proceedings and received formal reports from its field officers. Following this, INEC updated its internal records and uploaded the names of the new leadership, including Senator David Mark as National Chairman and Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola as National Secretary. These are not claims. They are facts contained in INEC’s own records. In addition, the Commission’s sworn affidavit before the Federal High Court, in its response to Nafiu Bala Gombe on 12 September 2025, particularly in Clauses 14 to 19, affirms key legal principles: that the leadership transition had already been completed and recognized, that such internal party matters fall outside the scope of judicial interference, that completed acts cannot be reversed by injunction, and also recognizes the David Mark-led NWC. Yet, despite this clear documentary trail, INEC has now taken the position that it will no longer receive any correspondence from the ADC pending the determination of a matter before the Federal High Court. This is where the contradiction becomes dangerous. The Electoral Act imposes strict timelines on political parties, including the 21-day notice requirement and submission deadlines. INEC itself has fixed May 10 as the deadline for the submission of relevant documents. However, by refusing to receive communication from the ADC within this same period, the Commission is effectively preventing the Party from complying with the law. In simple terms, INEC is effectively threatening that unless the courts deliver judgment on the ADC leadership issue by May 10, it will prevent the ADC from producing candidates. This places the ADC in an impossible position and creates a clear pathway to artificial non-compliance, which can then be used to justify excluding the Party from fielding candidates. That is the landmine. INEC has claimed that its April 1 decision was taken to avoid rendering the proceedings before the Federal High Court nugatory. The reality is the opposite. By intervening in a matter already before the court and issuing a pronouncement with clear legal and operational consequences, the Commission has itself undermined the very process it claims to protect.

ADC State chairmen move to rescue the party , they plan to have a CTC since they are the NEC of the party and highest decision making body according to reports . The CTC shall continue things as planned by court paused NWC What do you think about this move ?

As they couldn't buy over the main man of substance, Chief Ralph, who founded ADC in 2005. They went for that church rat. I remember when Chief Ralph contested against Peter Obi in 2010 for Anambra governorship position. Before it get twisted, below is Chief Nwosu's profile: Ralph Okey Nwosu is the founder and the pioneer national chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and was the co-chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC), the umbrella body of registered political parties in Nigeria, election committee in 2016. He was born in Awka, Anambra State. Holds the traditional title of Ikolo Dike Orabueze Awka bestowed on him in 1994, and is a member of the cabinet. Nwosu is a Catholic. He graduated from St. Edward's University, Austin Texas, USA, in 1982, he majored in chemistry with a minor in Liberal Arts. He has a Master of Science in Organizational Leadership (MSOL) from Norwich University, Northfield, Vermont, USA, PhD program in leadership Change and likewise, Seminal Studies at Antioch University, Ohio, USA. He owns and runs his award company, St. Flairs, a tech hub, Digital Oxygen hub ltd; amongst many other businesses.

An application was filed to obtain an ex parte order against you, the court said no, put the other party on notice. Then the other party who was put on notice rushed to the court of appeal and the court of appeal said go back to the lower court and continue the business there, with an accelerated hearing, in view of the nature of the suit and time for the election. Now you are going to the Supreme Court. To do what? Is this not an abuse of judicial process? Is that not a bastardisation of judicial system? Does not raise serious disciplinary issues that the professional body should be up to deal with?

JUST IN: El-Rufai’s Bail Collapses As Surety Abandons Ex-Governor Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, remains in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) after his bail arrangement dramatically collapsed. The former governor, who is under investigation for the alleged misappropriation of over N433 billion during his eight-year tenure, was initially granted administrative bail by the commission.