BREAKING: Court Sacks Atiku As ADC Presidential Candidate

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday nullified the management of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) led by Senator David Mark.

The choice additionally invalidated the method that produced former Vice President Atiku Abubakar because the celebration’s presidential candidate for the 2027 election.

Justice Peter Lifu, in a judgment, additionally invalidated all selections taken by the celebration below the Mark-led management.

Justice Lifu declared as unlawful the Mark-led Caretaker Committee, which performed the first election that produced former Vice President Atiku Abubakar because the celebration’s flag bearer for the 2027 presidential election.

The decide dominated in favour of former ADC National Deputy Chairman, North-East, Mr Nafiu-Bala Gombe, who challenged the method via which the Mark-led management assumed management of the celebration.

Gombe had, within the go well with, argued that following the resignation of former National Chairman of the celebration, Chief Ralph Nwosu, he was constitutionally entitled to take over the celebration’s management.

He consequently requested the courtroom to invalidate all actions taken by the Mark-led management and restrain Mark and Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, the National Secretary, and different members of their caretaker committee, from parading themselves as legitimate leaders of the celebration.

The plaintiff maintained that their emergence violated the ADC structure and related provisions of the Electoral Act.

The go well with, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1819/2025, listed the ADC, Independent National Electoral Commission, Mark, Aregbesola and Nwosu as 1st to fifth defendants respectively.

Delivering the judgment, Justice Lifu upheld Gombe’s claims and granted the reliefs sought.

Reacting to the judgment, the ADC National Welfare Secretary, Nkemakolam Ukandu, who was joined within the go well with as an celebration, mentioned the celebration would attraction the ruling.