Factional Crisis Rocks Adamawa APC Ahead of August Bye-Election

The All Progressives Congress (APC) is grappling with internal divisions in four key local government areas of southern Adamawa State—Ganye, Toungo, Jada, and Mayo-Belwa—just weeks before the crucial August 2025 bye-election in Ganye LGA.

According to Nigeria News 247, the party is deeply split between two rival factions, one led by Senator Abubakar MoAllahyidi, known as the G-20 group, and another headed by prominent traditional leader, the Walin Ganye, Alhaji Sadiq Wali.

Both factions held parallel stakeholders’ meetings in Ganye on June 29, 2025, highlighting deep-rooted divisions. The G-20 group met at Poskum Hall and included former House of Reps member Abdulrazak Namdas, former local government chairmen, and past APC executives. Meanwhile, Wali’s faction met at his residence and was attended by influential figures such as Alhaji Mansur Toungo, Mohammad Mayas, and Alhaji Umaru Hammajoda Farang.

Sources said Wali’s meeting focused on developing strategies to retain the Ganye State Constituency seat, left vacant after the death of APC lawmaker Abdulmalik Jauro Musa in May 2024. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has scheduled the bye-election for August 2025.

Observers warn that the ongoing disunity threatens the APC’s chances of retaining the seat. Similar internal rifts contributed to the party’s losses in the 2019 and 2023 governorship elections in Adamawa.

In 2019, then-Governor Jibrilla Bindow lost his re-election bid after defeating Nuhu Ribadu and Mahmood Halilu in the primaries—figures who were later accused of working against the party’s candidate. A similar scenario played out in 2023 when Senator Aishatu Ahmed (Binani) won the APC governorship ticket but failed to rally full party support, leading to another loss to the PDP’s Ahmadu Fintiri.

MoAllahyidi and Namdas insist their faction’s goal is unity and progress ahead of the bye-election. They have called on party members to reject divisive elements and prioritize the APC’s success.

The lingering crisis reflects a broader pattern of factionalism that has plagued the APC in Adamawa since 2019, threatening its future electoral prospects if not addressed urgently.