2027: ‘APC wants to set Nigeria on fire’ – ADC breaks silence on courtroom judgment

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has lastly damaged its silence after the Federal High Court in Abuja sacked its management and nullified Atiku Abubakar’s candidacy for 2027.

In a robust assertion on Thursday by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the social gathering accused the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, of attempting to set Nigeria on fireplace by way of the courts.

It stated the judgment was not simply concerning the ADC, however about democracy itself.

The ADC stated the ruling is a grave risk to political stability and the integrity of Nigeria’s electoral course of. It stated what occurred in courtroom is a part of a deliberate judicial assault on the opposition forward of the 2027 basic elections.

The social gathering rejected the judgment in full, saying it will problem the ruling on the Court of Appeal and would additionally petition the National Judicial Council, NJC, over the conduct of the case.

According to the ADC, the opposition has repeatedly accused the APC-led authorities of orchestrating makes an attempt to weaken rival events forward of 2027, an allegation the APC has persistently denied.

“We have reasons to believe that the judgment has long been written on this case. The Sokoto rally was simply a trigger that stampeded its delivery.

“Yesterday, Nigerians came out in their hundreds of thousands to demonstrate their support for the ADC and our promise of making life affordable for them,” the social gathering stated.

“Today, they are being told that the party that they support and the candidates that they have supported at all levels could be erased by the stroke of a reckless judicial pen.”

The assertion got here hours after Justice Peter Lifu nullified the Senator David Mark-led Caretaker Committee of the ADC. The courtroom declared the committee unlawful and voided all selections taken beneath it, together with the first that produced Atiku because the social gathering’s presidential flag bearer.

The courtroom additionally held that INEC mustn’t recognise selections taken on the social gathering’s 99th National Executive Committee assembly of July 27, 2025.

The swimsuit was filed by Nafiu Bala Gombe, a former National Deputy Chairman of the ADC, who challenged how Mark and others took management of the social gathering.

Atiku, whose identify had already been revealed by INEC because the ADC candidate, had picked former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi as his working mate. The judgment got here barely 24 hours after Atiku held a marketing campaign rally in Sokoto State.

But the ADC stated its ticket stays intact pending attraction. Its National Welfare Secretary, Nkemakolam Ukandu, stated the social gathering will problem the choice on the appellate courtroom and won’t give up its mandate by way of the again door.

The social gathering urged its members to stay calm and united. It stated no courtroom judgment obtained by way of what it known as political manipulation can cease the desire of Nigerians who need change in 2027.