Nigeria, April 6 -- The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has revealed that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is deliberately deploying administrative landmines to prevent the Party from fielding candidates in the upcoming elections.

In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC stated that at the heart of this emerging crisis is INEC's stated position that it will no longer receive any correspondence from the party pending the determination of a matter before the Federal High Court.

On its face, this may appear procedural. In reality, it creates a direct and dangerous conflict with the clear timelines imposed by the Electoral Act (2026), which provides defined windows, including...