Political terrorism: ADC accuses APC of burning Ekiti Secretariat.

By Omodele Adigun

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, of engaging in political terrorism.

This allegation comes in the wake of the burning of ADC’s state secretariat in Ado-Ekiti, on Monday.

The party described the incident as a deliberate attempt to silence opposition voices, ahead of the 2027 general elections.

ADC spoke in a statement by its spokesman, Bolaji Abdullahi, alleging that the early-morning arson attack formed part of a wider pattern of coordinated assaults on opposition figures and facilities across the country.

Recall that unknown assailants set fire to the building housing ADC’s Ekiti secretariat just hours before the party’s reconfiguration and affirmation ceremony, an event meant to renew commitment and consolidate its political structures.

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

“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 party linked the Ekiti attack to similar incidents in Kaduna, Lagos, Kebbi, Kogi, and Edo states, alleging that the trend showed a sustained campaign of intimidation since July, when the opposition coalition adopted the ADC as its preferred platform.

It listed several past attacks, including assaults on party leaders in Alimosho, Lagos; a disrupted inauguration event in Kaduna; an attack on the convoy of ADC officials in Birnin Kebbi; the targeting of 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 said.