ADC Coalition Firmly Denies Merger Talks with PRP, Reaffirms Commitment to Legal Battle Against INEC

By Tgnews Reporter

The leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition has categorically dismissed circulating reports suggesting it is in talks with the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) ahead of an impending court judgment, describing the claims as false and speculative.

In a strongly worded statement issued on Monday, the coalition declared: “Our attention has been drawn to a story in circulation that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) is in talks with another political party, specifically the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), in anticipation of its court judgment. We would like to state categorically that this is not true.”

The statement further stressed that the coalition leadership is not engaged in any conversations with any political party at the moment.

“We are fully committed to ensuring that the illegal action taken against our leadership by INEC and other agents of the ruling party is upturned,” the coalition said. “We believe that this is the only path to safeguarding the rule of law and ensuring that multiparty democracy survives in Nigeria.”

While acknowledging openness to broadening the opposition coalition to unite all democratic forces in the country, the ADC leadership made it clear it will not abandon its current platform or abdicate its responsibility at this critical time.

“Any suggestion that we are considering abandoning the ADC is preemptive and speculative, and should be ignored,” the statement added.

The coalition expressed confidence that Nigeria’s judicial institutions will rise to the occasion and resist any pressure to compromise the country’s democratic process.

“Notwithstanding the flagrant bastardisation of democratic institutions, the ADC leadership remains confident that the judicial institutions will, at this defining moment, resist the pressure to be complicit in undermining Nigeria’s democracy,” it concluded.

The denial comes amid heightened political tensions as opposition groups continue to challenge decisions by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) regarding party leadership and structures.

The party urged Nigerians and the media to disregard the rumoured merger talks as unfounded.