ADC Accuses APC of Political Terrorism After Ekiti Secretariat Is Set Ablaze

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 alleged that the early-morning arson attack was a deliberate attempt to silence opposition voices ahead of the 2027 general elections.

In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC claimed that the incident formed part of a wider pattern of coordinated assaults on opposition figures and facilities across several states.

“This was a deliberate act of arson intended to sabotage and terrorise the opposition ahead of the governorship election in the state,” Abdullahi said.

“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,” he added.

The party linked the Ekiti incident to similar attacks in Kaduna, Lagos, Kebbi, Kogi, and Edo States, alleging a sustained campaign of intimidation since July, when opposition groups adopted the ADC as their preferred coalition platform.

According to the statement, past incidents include assaults on ADC leaders in Alimosho, Lagos; a disrupted inauguration event in Kaduna; an attack on the convoy of party officials in Birnin Kebbi; the vandalisation of its secretariat in Dekina, Kogi; and alleged threats from the Edo State Government.

“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 ADC stated.