2027: Lifu judgment ineffective, can’t cease ADC, Atiku – Ologbondiyan fumes

The Director of Media and Publicity of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Presidential Campaign Council, Kola Ologbondiyan, has faulted the ruling delivered by Justice Peter Lifu which sacked the David Mark-led ADC, and cancelled the nomination of Atiku Abubakar because the get together’s presidential candidate.

Ologbondiyan, who spoke on Arise TV on Friday, described the judgment as ineffective and an educational train overtaken by occasions.

“Lifu judgment is useless, an academic exercise and has been overtaken by events. It cannot stop Atiku,” he stated.

He argued that the ruling can’t stand as a result of one other courtroom of the identical degree had already determined the identical matter.

Ologbondiyan recalled that Justice Musa Liman of the identical Federal High Court had seemed into how Mark and Rauf Aregbesola emerged and confirmed the management change.

He stated Liman held that the handover of management from Chief Ralph Nwosu to Mark didn’t breach the get together’s structure.

He defined that the July 2, 2025 assembly that’s in dispute was a stakeholders’ assembly.

He added that it got here earlier than the July 29, 2025 National Executive Council assembly the place Mark and Aregbesola had been picked as National Chairman and National Secretary, respectively, including that the INEC monitored the NEC assembly.

Ologbondiyan stated it was unhappy that Justice Lifu is once more linked to a different controversial ruling in opposition to the ADC.

He recalled that Lifu had earlier given a judgment that deregistered the ADC, a judgment which the Court of Appeal later put aside.

He additionally raised questions over the timing of the ruling, which got here after the ADC held a profitable presidential marketing campaign flag-off in Sokoto, noting that it raised fears of strain and political interference.

He stated the authorized crew of the get together had began strikes to problem the judgment in the proper courts, together with asking for interim reduction and a keep of execution the place wanted, earlier than occurring enchantment.

“For the avoidance of doubt, Sen. David Mark remains the National Chairman recognised by the party, while Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola remains its National Secretary,” he declared.

He referred to as on ADC candidates, members and supporters to remain calm, keep alert and stay centered on their campaigns.