Nigeria, Aug. 9 -- The African Democratic Congress (ADC) 2023 presidential candidate, Dumebi Kachikwu, has accused a coalition of political heavyweights led by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of orchestrating a carefully coordinated plot to fraudulently hijack his party in preparation for the 2027 general elections.

Speaking to journalists in Abuja on Friday, Mr Kachikwu alleged that a "coalition of geriatrics" made up of former political office holders is working to seize the ADC national structure and use it as a vehicle for Atiku's presidential ambition.

He claimed that the group had already infiltrated the party across the states and engaged in illegal activities, including forgery and misrepresentation before the courts, to co...