By Rayyanu Bala

The claim that Senator Abdullahi Adamu has defected from the APC to the ADC as carried out by some online Newspapers is not just premature, it is outright misleading. In fact, it collapses under the weight of a simple, verifiable reality: just yesterday in Keffi, Senator Abdullahi Adamu publicly participated in the APC e-registration exercise under the direct supervision of the Nasarawa State APC Chairman, Hon. Dr. Aliyu Bello.
You don’t “defect” from a party and then, in broad daylight, re-register as a member of that same party unless we are now redefining political logic in Nigeria.
Let’s be clear: APC e-registration is not a casual activity. It is a formal, documented, party-sanctioned process that reaffirms membership. It involves party officials, digital records, ward structures, and witnesses. Abdullahi Adamu’s participation in that exercise in Keffi was not done in secret, not done ambiguously, and certainly not done by a man plotting a silent exit. It was a public recommitment, not a farewell tour.
So where, exactly, does this dramatic “ADC defection” story stand? On shaky ground, powered more by speculation, recycled rumours, and the appetite for sensational headlines than by evidence.
Yes, Abdullahi Adamu is a heavyweight. Yes, his political moves matter. And yes, internal disagreements within parties are normal, if at all there’s any in the APC, but that does not automatically translate to defection. Politics is not gossip, and serious political reporting should not be treated like a WhatsApp broadcast.
The narrative of a “shockwave defection” also conveniently ignores political timing and structure. A man of Adamu’s experience, former governor, former Senator and former APC National Chairman, does not defect without:
a formal resignation letter,
an official announcement by the receiving party,
clear engagement with his ward and state party structures.
None of these exists. What does exist is video, witnesses, and party officials confirming his APC e-registration in Keffi.
That alone should have killed this story before it left the newsroom.
If anything, this episode exposes a growing problem in Nigeria’s political discourse: the rush to declare political earthquakes without checking whether the ground actually moved. ADC may have it’s own momentum, and opposition realignments may indeed happen ahead of 2027 — but inventing defections does not strengthen democracy; it weakens credibility.
Until Senator Abdullahi Adamu himself comes out to say, unequivocally, “I have left the APC,” and backs it with formal action, the claim of his defection remains what it currently is:
False, exaggerated, and contradicted by events that happened barely 24 hours ago, in Keffi, in public, under APC supervision.
Politics is serious business. Let’s report it seriously.