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Court Sacks Mark-Led ADC Exco, Voids Atiku's Candidacy
The court ruled the caretaker committee illegal and said the party’s presidential primary that produced Atiku Abubakar was void, prompting an appeal.
- On Thursday, Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja nullified the Senator Mark-led leadership of the African Democratic Congress, invalidating the presidential nomination of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar for the 2027 election.
- The ruling followed a lawsuit by Nafiu Bala Gombe, the Deputy National Chairman, who argued the committee's emergence violated the party constitution and the Electoral Act.
- Justice Lifu invalidated all actions taken by the Senator Mark-led committee, including the nomination of Atiku and his running mate, Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi.
- Reacting to the outcome, ADC National Welfare Secretary Nkemakolam Ukandu vowed to appeal the judgment at the appellate court, challenging the court's decision.
- This judicial intervention creates significant uncertainty for the presidential election scheduled for January 16, 2027, as the nullification of the party's leadership and candidate nominations remain contested.
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BREAKING: Court nullifies Atiku’s candidacy, sacks all ADC candidates, party leadership
The judgement, if upheld by the higher courts, means the ADC, a major challenger to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), is barred from fielding candidates in the upcoming general elections.
·Abuja, Nigeria
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