Solomon Dalung, a chieftain of Nigeria’s African Democratic Congress (ADC), accuses the party’s national secretary Rauf Aregbesola of unilaterally appointing caretaker committees across states. Dalung warns the move risks undermining a pending Supreme Court case and could jeopardise the ADC’s participation in the 2027 election.
According to the reports, Dalung says letters of appointment signed by Aregbesola have been circulated to members of the caretaker committees and that some appointees were removed by courts of appeal, with their appeals still before the apex court. He urges the ADC to suspend an inauguration scheduled for Wednesday, pending the Supreme Court’s decision.
While all outlets focus on the dispute between Dalung and Aregbesola, the emphasis differs: some foreground the election participation risk, while others lead with the call to halt the inauguration and the claim that the appointments disregard the judicial process.
