Nigeria, April 16 -- The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Ajibola Basiru, has dismissed claims that the ruling party was undermining opposition groups, accusing some political actors of acting outside the law while blaming the government for their internal crises.

Speaking during a nationwide live media chat organised by the party to address issues of governance, party direction and Nigeria's political future on Wednesday, Mr Basiru took particular aim at factions within the African Democratic Congress (ADC), describing their actions as unlawful and dismissing the legitimacy of a recent convention held by one of its blocs.

He said despite clear judicial pronouncements, "some people still gathered themselves in a beer...