Nigeria, March 19 -- This is the last thing the African Democratic Congress (ADC) wants to hear, but it has to be said, even if the party digs its thumbs in its ear. It began with the party's delayed registration.

When things were not moving as quickly as the early defectors, mostly from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), had expected, they accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of stalling the registration and using the Ralph Okey Nwosu-led faction to stoke the delay.

The party was eventually registered in June. But that didn't end the beef. As the PDP crumbled and many of its members, especially the governors, defected, the ADC accused the APC of coaxing, bribing or blackmailing them to turn Nigeria into a de facto one-pa...