The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has denounced reports claiming the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has failed to recognize the leadership of former Senate President David Mark.

The ADC National Publicity Secretary, Bola Abdullahi, in a statement on Wednesday, said the reports that INEC has failed to recognize Mark’s leadership are false and should be ignored.

He added that the claims are misleading and Nigerians should focus on the task of saving the country.

“The attention of ADC has been drawn to a story circulating that the @inecnigeria has refused to recognise the new leadership of our party under the Distinguished Senator David Mark.

“This story is entirely false and should be ignored. We urge Nigerian people to ignore such misleading reports from any quarters and stay focused on mobilising the long suffering people of Nigeria for the great task to save our dear country,” he wrote.

Naijaonpoint understands that earlier reports claimed that despite a resolution by the ADC National Executive Committee (NEC) to dissolve the existing National Working Committee and install an interim leadership, INEC has maintained that the party’s old executive remains in charge.

Responding to inquiries by The Guardian on the status of the party’s leadership, the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Rotimi Lawrence, stated, “The old exco is still in charge as of today (yesterday).”

Checks on INEC’s official portal on Tuesday revealed that Ralph Okey Nwosu is still listed as the ADC’s National Chairman, alongside Said Baba Abdullahi (National Secretary), Cavin Alagoa (National Treasurer), Ifeyimwa Ntima (National Financial Secretary), and Ujunwa L. Onwuasoeze (National Legal Adviser).

The ADC’s national secretariat is also retained at “No 1 Capital Plaza, Nyanyan-Kuru Road, Abuja” with its official contact number.