By our reporter 6.4.2026
African Democratic Congress Youth Network in Gombe State has accused Nafiu Bala Gombe of being an agent of the ruling party All Progressives Congress.
According to the ADC Gombe Youths Network Mr. Bala Gombe had resigned from the party as deputy national chairman when the national chairman Ralph Nwosu handed over the party structure to David Mark last year.
“It is deeply disturbing that certain external actors, including elements connected to the ruling party, are using Bala as a tool to destabilise ADC internally ahead of the 2027 elections,” said convener of the ADC Gombe Youths Abubakar Galafi in a statement Monday.
“Despite multiple legal pronouncements and party procedures, Mr. Bala has willingly aligned himself with forces seeking to sabotage the credibility and unity of our party.
“Instead of resolving disputes through constitutional means, he chose chaos, confusion, and manipulation. His repeated denials and refusal to acknowledge his resignation expose a desperation to cling to power, not a commitment to democratic principles.”
Galafi alleged that Bala Gombe has been accorded “heavy security presence and government-backed privileges” by the ruling party.
He said Nigerian democracy is being hijacked by elements who want to cling on to power at all cost.
“Today, we speak with outrage and clear conviction on behalf of the youth and grassroots members of the African Democratic Congress who refuse to be silent while democracy is being hijacked from within,” Galafi said.
Meanwhile Mustafa Hadi Aminu a member of the ADC in Gombe said Bala Gombe was acting on his own.
“After accepting an initial position, he reneged and began laying claim to a factional chairmanship that never existed before. That is how this confusion started,” he stated.
“Nafiu Bala was expelled. The decision was approved from the local government level up to the state. The records are there, and statements were issued to the press. What he is doing now is entirely on his own. He is no longer a member of this party.”