APC forcing opposition governors into campaign council – ADC alleges

The African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC) has criticised the inauguration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council in Abuja, describing it as an attempt to weaken Nigeria’s multiparty democracy.
Kola Ologbondiyan, Director of Media and Publicity of the ADC-PCC, made the allegation on Wednesday while reacting to the inauguration.
He accused the ruling party of pressuring opposition governors to join its ranks or become members of its presidential campaign council, even when they had not formally left their political parties.
“What we are witnessing is not politics but political abduction. You cannot claim to be a democrat whil...