Obi, El-Rufia and Atiku
One of the key leaders of the opposition coalition, Nasir El-Rufai, has said that the group has an alternative plan. El-Rufai, a former governor of Kaduna State and chieftain of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), said a new political party would be registered as a back-up for the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
It could be recalled that there was a reported attempt by the coalition to register a new platform, the All Democratic Alliance, ADA, but it had yet to materialize. Other groups have also come up with the same acronym, ADA, seeking registration from the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
Observers say there are underhanded plans to frustrate the registration, a reason that could have made the group resort to the African Democratic Congress, ADC. El-Rufai has now said the plan is not over towards the registration of another party. He said it was necessary to counter potential infiltration by the All Progressives Congress, APC, into the ADC.
He disclosed this in an interview with Radio France International (RFI) Hausa service on Wednesday night.
“Those who refuse to join the APC face threats of investigations by agencies like the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), or Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB).
“The opposition parties’ alliance in the ADC is temporary, and we may register a new party as a second option, which we will move to should the ADC be instigated into crisis by the government,” he said.
