Nigeria, June 22 -- The internal crisis rocking the Kano State chapter of the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC) has intensified, with two leading aspirants locked in a fierce battle over the party's governorship ticket for the 2027 election.

Both Ibrahim Khalil and Ibrahim Ali-Amin, popularly known as Al'amin Little, are claiming the ticket.

While the party's national leadership has yet to announce the flagbearer, local stakeholders are digging in their heels.

On Sunday, a group of senior party figures-including party elder Sulaiman Mabo, former Kano ADC Chairman Musa Ungogo, and administrative secretary Bala Takai-addressed journalists on behalf of the Expanded State Interim Leadership Team (ESILT).

The group rejected an a...