BREAKING NEWS: ADC, Calling For the Resignation Of INEC Chairmen is Part Our History; Though it Never Happened-Sani

BREAKING NEWS: ADC, Calling For the Resignation Of INEC Chairmen is Part Our History; Though it Never Happened-Sani.

Former senator Shehu Sani has downplayed recent demands for the resignation of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), describing such calls as a recurring feature of Nigeria’s political history with little precedent for success.

In a post shared on his official X handle on Monday, April 13, 2026, Sani stated that while agitations for the removal of INEC chairmen have surfaced at different times in the past, none has culminated in an actual resignation.

His remarks come against the backdrop of the ongoing internal crisis within the African Democratic Congress (ADC), where factions within the party have reportedly called on the INEC chairman to step down, accusing the electoral body of interference in the party’s leadership dispute.

Sani’s intervention reflects broader scepticism about the effectiveness of such demands, suggesting that they are more symbolic than actionable within Nigeria’s political framework.

The ADC has in recent weeks been engulfed in a leadership tussle involving multiple claimants, prompting administrative responses from INEC that have further heightened tensions within the party.

Disputes between political parties and the electoral commission are not uncommon, particularly when internal party conflicts require regulatory clarification or recognition by INEC.

As reactions continue to trail the ADC’s position, Sani’s comments underscore the entrenched nature of political pressure on electoral institutions, while highlighting the historical resilience of the commission’s leadership structure in the face of such demands.face of such calls.