A faction of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Kaduna State has publicly called on the party’s national leadership to intervene and restrain former governor Nasir El-Rufai.
The group accuses El-Rufai and his allies of attempting to stage a takeover of the party’s structure in preparation for the 2027 general elections.
Speaking at a press conference, the stakeholders’ leader, Adamu Ahmed Dattijo, alleged that El-Rufai, alongside Ja’afaru Sani and Bashir Sa’idu, is undermining the party’s duly elected state executive and bypassing its established grassroots organizations.
Dattijo condemned El-Rufai’s approach as a “one-man show,” characterized by secret meetings with a small circle of loyalists while ignoring the legitimate party leadership.
He described these actions as “disrespectful and destructive” to party cohesion.
The group also dismissed a planned “coalition transition” by the El-Rufai camp, declaring it illegitimate for excluding recognized ADC officials.
They issued a stark warning, stating that these moves risk fracturing the party and leading to a “disastrous” outcome in the 2027 elections.
Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.
Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.
He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.
Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).
He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.
He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.
Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.
