The leadership of a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party has paid a solidarity visit to leaders of a faction of African Democratic Congress over what it described as increasing political pressure on opposition parties in Nigeria. The visit, according to a Wednesday statement signed by the factional PDP National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, followed “recent political attacks targeted at Nigeria’s opposition parties.”During the meeting, the PDP delegation warned of a broader threat to opposition politics in the country. “The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) paid a solidarity visit to the leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) over the recent political attacks targeted at Nigeria’s opposition parties,” the statement read. “The PDP acknowledged the growing and shared threat confronting opposition political parties in the country, noting that similar pressures have been experienced by the PDP in recent times,” the statement added. “The ADC leadership expressed appreciation to the PDP for the visit and reiterated the existential threat facing democracy in Nigeria, particularly through the targeted weakening of major opposition parties,” the statement noted.

Source: Punch April 08, 2026 20:17 UTC