Nigeria, April 10 -- Nafiu Bala, a factional leader of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), on Thursday, led his supporters to the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja, asking the commission to recognise him as the legitimate leader of the party.

The protesters carried placards with inscriptions such as "INEC must be neutral," "Respect court orders," and "Recognise Nafiu Bala leadership."

Mr Bala's protest happened exactly a day after the David Mark-led National Working Commission (NWC) of the same party protested at the INEC headquarters and submitted a petition asking the commission's Chairperson, Joash Amupitan, to resign his position.

INEC had suspended the recognition of both factions of ...