Nigeria, July 18 -- The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the 2023 election, Dumebi Kachikwu, has accused the Atiku Abubakar-led coalition of offering N20 million to state chairpersons of the party to vacate their positions.

On Thursday, Mr Kachikwu made the allegation in a statement sent to PREMIUM TIMES.

Atiku, a former Nigeria's vice president and presidential candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in the last election, is leading a coalition of some opposition leaders working to unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027.

The coalition has adopted the ADC as a political party, and the previous national officers of the party, including its National Chairman, Ralph Nwosu, stepped down for a new se...