Convention: David Mark-led ADC expels Nafiu Bala, Leke Abejide over ‘anti-party activities’

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) faction led by David Mark has expelled Nafiu Bala, the party’s factional chairman, over alleged anti-party activities.

The party also expelled several members, including Leke Abejide, a member of the house of representatives, Kingsley Temitope, Obinna Norman, Kennedy Odiong, and Stella Chukwuma.

Binos Yaroe, senator representing Adamawa south, moved a motion to expel the party members on Tuesday at the party’s national convention in Abuja, and it was adopted by delegates through a voice vote.

Addressing delegates at the event, Chinedu Idigo, the party’s organising secretary, accused the ousted members of undermining the party by fueling internal divisions.

“They have sown seeds of discord within the party and sought to create factions, doubts, and confusion across the polity, the public, and regulatory authorities, thereby causing instability within the party,” he said.

“They were given time to retrace their actions but failed to do so.”

Since July 2025, when an opposition coalition took over the ADC’s leadership, the party has been embroiled in internal disputes, with Bala alleging that the Mark-led leadership was illegally appointed as the national chairman.

On April 1, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) derecognised Mark-led faction following an interim ruling of the court of appeal.