The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of engaging in what it described as “political terrorism” following the burning of its state secretariat in Ado-Ekiti on Monday.
The party said the attack was a deliberate attempt to silence opposition voices ahead of the 2027 general elections.
In a statement signed by its spokesman, Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC alleged that the early-morning arson formed part of a wider pattern of coordinated assaults on opposition figures and facilities across the country.
The attack occurred just hours before the party’s reconfiguration and affirmation ceremony, an event designed to renew commitment and consolidate its political structures.
“This was a deliberate act of arson intended to sabotage and terrorise the opposition ahead of the governorship election in the state,” Abdullahi stated. “The ADC condemns this barbaric act in the strongest possible terms. It is criminal, anti-democratic, and a disgrace to all who claim to believe in political freedom.”
The ADC further linked the Ekiti attack to similar incidents in Kaduna, Lagos, Kebbi, Kogi, and Edo states, alleging that it reflected a sustained campaign of intimidation since July, when the opposition coalition adopted the ADC as its preferred platform.
The statement highlighted previous cases, including assaults on party leaders in Alimosho, Lagos; a disrupted inauguration in Kaduna; an attack on the convoy of ADC officials in Birnin Kebbi; vandalism at its secretariat in Dekina, Kogi; and alleged threats from the Edo State governor.
“Each of these cases could be dismissed as isolated acts of political miscreants. But taken together — five states, multiple incidents, one consistent target — they form a pattern too dangerous to ignore. This is no longer about partisanship; it is about the integrity of the political process itself,” the party added.
