Nigeria, April 6 -- The youth wing of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), demanding the immediate restoration of what it described as the party's "legitimate leadership" or face nationwide civic action.

The ultimatum was announced on Monday at a press conference held at the ADC national headquarters in Abuja, where the group accused INEC of undermining democracy and acting outside its constitutional mandate in handling the party's leadership crisis.

Addressing journalists, the ADC National Youth Leader, Balarabe Rufai, said Nigeria's democratic system was under threat, warning that institutions established to protect the will of the people were now...