ADP crisis deepens as spokesman disputes Sani’s suspension

By Henry Umoru
ABUJA — The leadership crisis rocking the Action Democratic Party (ADP) has deepened, with the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Dr Sani Dawop, disputing the reported suspension of its National Chairman, Yabagi Yusuf Sani.

Dawop insisted that Sani remains the party’s duly elected National Chairman, describing allegations of forgery, financial impropriety and interference with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) candidate nomination portal against him as unsubstantiated.

He said no constitutionally valid decision had been taken to remove or suspend Sani, whose mandate was renewed at the party’s National Convention held on May 29 and 30, 2026.
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