ADC shall be on 2027 poll, however Atiku’s destiny unsure – Festus Keyamo

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By Linda Ikeji
8 November 2026, 10:19 pm

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development Festus Keyamo has clarified that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) will take part within the 2027 normal elections, although former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s candidacy stays legally unsure.

Addressing public hypothesis in a put up on his official X deal with on Sunday, Keyamo defined that whereas current courtroom rulings nullified the David Mark-led management faction of the celebration, the judgment doesn’t disqualify the political celebration itself from contesting. However, he famous that candidates produced beneath the Mark-led construction together with Atiku’s presidential ticket—might face disqualification relying on the ultimate verdict of the Supreme Court.

“For the education of the public, those raising false alarm that the court judgment on ADC means the Party will not be on the ballot are spreading misinformation,” Keyamo wrote.

“The ADC will be on the ballot. It is the David Mark faction of candidates, including Atiku Abubakar, that may not be on the ballot, depending on the final judgment of the Supreme Court.”

The authorized controversy stems from a Federal High Court ruling delivered in Abuja on Thursday, which nullified the Mark-led management and invalidated key actions taken by the faction, together with the presidential major that secured Atiku’s nomination for the 2027 race.

Defending the authorized implications of the choice, Keyamo questioned the pushback in opposition to candidates who emerged by means of the celebration’s unique acknowledged management construction, asking whether or not reliable contenders beneath the foundational management needs to be sidelined in favor of the Mark-led faction.

Leadership figures inside the ADC and Atiku’s marketing campaign camp have firmly rejected the courtroom’s choice, asserting fast plans to problem the ruling on the Court of Appeal because the battle over the celebration’s 2027 ticket intensifies.