Nigeria, April 3 -- The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Surajudeen Basiru, has dismissed allegations by a faction of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) led by David Mark that the ruling party is behind the leadership crisis in the opposition party.

Mr Basiru described the allegations as "baseless," "mischievous," and a reflection of internal disarray within the ADC.

Mr Basiru spoke at a press conference by the APC National Working Committee on Friday, where the ruling party responded to claims made earlier by the ADC faction concerning alleged political interference and threats to Nigeria's democracy.

The ADC faction had accused President Bola Tinubu and his party (ADC) of deliberately weakening opposition...