African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate in Adamawa State, Engr. Omar Suleiman, has cautioned party members against compromising their liberty and reputation in pursuit of political ambitions.
Suleiman alleged a plot by some individuals to forge or manipulate party documents to challenge his candidacy, warning that anyone involved could face legal consequences.
In a statement issued in Yola, the Omar Suleiman Campaign Organisation said it had received what it described as “credible intelligence” that some individuals were attempting to manipulate party records at the ADC Secretariat.
The organisation also alleged that the individuals were mobilising party agents and election officials to append their signatures to documents allegedly intended for use in legal proceedings.
According to the campaign organisation, the alleged scheme was aimed at manufacturing, altering or forging party documents to create what it described as a false narrative around the ADC governorship ticket in Adamawa.
“We consider these allegations extremely serious. We are aware of the activities reportedly taking place around these individuals, and we are carefully documenting relevant information available to us,” the statement said.
The organisation further alleged that some of those involved were being accommodated at a hotel within Area 1, Garki axis of Abuja.
It warned that those allegedly involved should not assume that activities carried out in secrecy would remain undisclosed.
“Let it be known that political intrigues carried out in secrecy do not necessarily remain secret. The dark activities being planned and executed will, in due course, come to light,” it said.
The campaign organisation also cautioned ADC officials, agents and election officials against lending their names or signatures to what it described as “questionable documents”.
It said anyone who knowingly participated in the falsification of documents, the presentation of false evidence, forgery, the alteration of official records, or the making of false statements under oath could be subject to legal action under Nigerian law.
“No political ambition is worth sacrificing one’s liberty, reputation and future,” the organisation said, adding that those who sponsored such schemes often abandoned participants when the consequences emerged.
