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Court Sacks Mark-Led ADC Exco, Voids Atiku's Candidacy
The ruling also voided all decisions under the committee, deepening uncertainty over the party’s 2027 ticket and prompting an appeal.
- On Thursday, a Federal High Court in Abuja declared the David Mark-led caretaker committee of the African Democratic Congress illegal, nullifying former Vice President Atiku Abubakar's presidential candidacy for the January 16, 2027, election.
- Nafiu Bala Gombe, a former ADC National Deputy Chairman, filed the suit challenging the leadership transition after former national chairman Ralph Nwosu's 2025 resignation, arguing the process violated the party constitution and Electoral Act.
- Justice Peter Odo Lifu also directed the Independent National Electoral Commission to disregard all decisions from the party's July 27, 2025, National Executive Committee meeting, effectively voiding primary election outcomes and all subsequent party actions.
- ADC National Publicity Secretary Bolaji Abdullahi labeled the judgment a 'desperate attempt' by the All Progressives Congress to cripple the opposition, claiming the timing barely 24 hours after Atiku's Sokoto rally was orchestrated political manipulation.
- Legal analysts expect the dispute to reach the Supreme Court before the January 16, 2027, general election, leaving the ADC's status and thousands of candidates in legal limbo as President Bola Tinubu's primary opposition challenger faces potential disqualification.
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Uncertainty over Nigeria vote after court bars opposition leader from running
A Nigerian court has disqualified Atiku Abubakar as presidential candidate for the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC), just two months before the country goes to the polls.
·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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The African Democratic Congress candidate came second in the 2023 presidential election with 29 per cent of the vote.
·Paris, France
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Nigerian court nullifies Atiku Abubakar's presidential candidacy
A Nigerian court on Thursday declared invalid the nomination of Atiku Abubakar as the presidential candidate for the opposition African Democratic Congress, with just two months to go before the country's elections.
·Pointe-Noire, Congo (the)
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