Nwosu Alleges Nafiu Bala’s Lifestyle Changed After ADC Leadership Court Case
Ralph Nwosu, founder and pioneer National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has alleged that former Deputy National Chairman of the party, Nafiu Bala, transformed his lifestyle after approaching the court over the party’s leadership dispute in September 2025.
Nwosu made the allegation during an interview with Lagos Talks radio on Wednesday, claiming that Bala previously depended on him and other party members for transportation expenses to attend meetings in Abuja.
According to the ADC founder, Bala often requested N50,000 to cover bus fares whenever he was invited to party meetings in the Federal Capital Territory.
“Before then, when I invite Bala for a meeting in Abuja, he cannot come until I send him either N50,000 to take a bus to come for a meeting,” Nwosu said.
He alleged that Bala’s circumstances changed significantly after filing the court case, claiming that the former party official subsequently began staying in expensive hotels, moving with security personnel and using bulletproof SUVs.
“This Bala, he went to court in September; we concluded the process in July, and from that September, he started living in one of the biggest hotels; he started moving around with security. He got bulletproof SUVs, more than three, moving with security,” he alleged.
When asked whether Bala might have acquired the vehicles out of concerns for his personal safety, Nwosu questioned the reported cost of the SUVs.
“Yeah, and then you can buy an SUV that is costing over N500 million. And so on?” he said.
The ADC founder also accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of having an interest in the party’s internal crisis, alleging that some government officials were working to undermine the opposition party.
“We have tapes where the chief of staff to the president was telling some people to stay in ADC and destroy it,” Nwosu claimed.
He maintained that the ADC had completed its internal leadership process in July 2025, before Bala instituted the court action in September of the same year.
Nwosu further alleged that the ruling administration was deploying financial inducements to weaken opposition politicians and political parties.
“As far as the incumbent government is concerned, their philosophy is: if you give them N1 billion and they say no, you can top it to N10 billion until they are able to collapse,” he said.
Despite the alleged pressure, Nwosu insisted that efforts to undermine his political position and the ADC had not succeeded.
“And they were not able to do it with this man — Ralph Okey Nwosu, and that is what is causing their pain and all they are doing. But I can assure you and all Nigerians, this will not succeed,” he added.
The allegations come amid continuing disputes over the ADC’s leadership and political direction ahead of the 2027 general elections.
