Sen. Abbo Withdraws Support for Dasin, Urges Loyalists to Follow Suit as Adamawa ADC Crisis Deepens

By Emmanuel Kwada 

In a dramatic escalation of the lingering leadership crisis rocking the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Adamawa State, Senator Elisha Ishaku Abbo has formally withdrawn his support for Mr. Sadiq Ibrahim Dasin as Chairman of the party’s Transition Committee.

The former Senator representing Adamawa North announced his decision in a widely circulated statement made available to TGNEWS on Monday, calling on all his supporters, particularly those in Northern Adamawa, to immediately follow suit.

“I have withdrawn my support to Sadiq Ibrahim Dasin as Chairman of the transition committee of the ADC in Adamawa State,” Senator Abbo declared.

“While I remain deeply committed to the coalition movement in Nigeria and in Adamawa State in particular, we need a fair and just leadership to plant the party in Adamawa State; not those with vested interests who are seen to be working for particular aspirants and with deep-rooted animosity and disrespect against some senior party leaders such as Babachir D. Lawal, Senator Aishatu Dahiru Binani, etc.”

Abbo explicitly instructed his loyalists across the state, especially in the northern senatorial zone, to withdraw their backing from Dasin, stressing that the decision was taken “in the overall interest of the coalition and its electoral fortune.”

The withdrawal is the latest chapter in what party insiders now describe as a “protracted and deepening” leadership crisis within the Adamawa chapter of the ADC. Sources within the party say the crisis has left the state executive in limbo, with rival factions locked in a bitter struggle for control ahead of future elections.

Senator Abbo’s public rebuke of Dasin is widely interpreted as a direct response to perceived bias within the transition committee toward certain aspirants and alleged disrespect shown to prominent party figures, including Senator Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed (Binani) and other senior stakeholders.

The development has further polarized the party in Adamawa, with fears that the internal wrangling could severely hamper the ADC’s ability to present a united front in the state, especially as the 2027 general elections draw closer.

Neither Mr. Sadiq Dasin nor the national leadership of the ADC has issued an official response to Senator Abbo’s statement at the time of filing this report.

Party observers say the crisis, if not urgently resolved, risks fragmenting the ADC’s growing support base in Adamawa and undermining its ambition to emerge as a viable third force in the state’s politics.