A faction of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) led by Nafiu Bala Gombe has unveiled its National Campaign Council for the 2027 general elections.
This was just as the party named Professor Chris Uba as its presidential candidate and Dr Shamsudeen Barkindo as his running mate for the forthcoming poll.
The campaign council list also names Gombe, who heads the faction, as chairman of the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), while Professor Ahmed Jidda Balarabe was appointed director-general.
Politics Nigeria reports that the announcement comes amid a leadership dispute within the ADC, with the Gombe-led faction and the group led by David Mark laying claim to the party’s national leadership.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) currently recognises the David Mark-led leadership, while the Gombe faction has challenged the group’s takeover of the party in court.
Meanwhile, the Gombe-led faction’s campaign council list was signed by Dr Christopher O. Okechukwu, director
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