How Nafiu Bala Begged For N50k Fare To Attend Meetings But Now Rides In Bulletproof SUVs — Ralph Nwosu

The founder and pioneer National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Chief Ralph Nwosu, has alleged that former Deputy National Chairman Hon. Nafiu Bala previously relied on N50,000 transport handouts to attend party meetings in Abuja before suddenly acquiring multiple bulletproof vehicles after instituting a court action against the party.

Speaking on Wednesday during an interview on Lagos Talks radio, Nwosu claimed that Bala’s financial status and lifestyle underwent a dramatic transformation immediately after he approached the court in September 2025 to challenge the party’s leadership structure.

According to Nwosu, Bala moved into a luxury hotel, began moving with armed security operatives, and acquired over three bulletproof sport utility vehicles (SUVs) shortly after filing the suit.

‘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,’ Nwosu stated.

Dismissing suggestions that the armoured vehicles were acquired out of genuine safety concerns, the ADC founder questioned how Bala suddenly afforded vehicles valued at over N500 million when he previously could not fund his road travel to Abuja.

‘Yeah, and then you can buy an SUV that is costing over N500 million. And so on? 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, and so on. And he would not leave until we are able to also scratch out money to pay for his transport,’ he said.

Beyond the lifestyle allegations, Nwosu accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of fueling internal divisions within the ADC in a bid to weaken opposition parties ahead of the 2027 elections.

He maintained that the party had legitimately concluded its internal leadership transition in July 2025 prior to Bala’s legal challenge in September, alleging that external forces were inducing opposition figures with massive sums of money to destabilise the 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.

‘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. 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.