Court judgment: Friends of Atiku, discussion board of ADC candidates protest in Abuja

Against the backdrop of a current judgment delivered by Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, the place he nullified all of the processes of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) that led to the emergence of former Vice President Atiku’ Abubakar because the social gathering’s candidate for the 2027 election, protesters underneath the aegis of Friends of Atiku and Forum of ADC candidates Wednesday stormed the court docket premises with petitions.

The protesters alongside social gathering members with the petition entitled: Urgent Petition for the Immediate Relaese of the Certified True Copy (CTC) of the Judgment delivered on the fifth November 2026 in Suit No: FHC/ABJ/CS/1819/2025-Re- Nafiu Bala Gombe vs ADC &Ors additionally marched to the United State embassy and the United Nations constructing to submit one other petition.

Lifu, in his judgment, additionally nullified the emergence of the previous Senate President, David Mark, Rauf Aregbesola, and others as National Officer of ADC.

All candidates nominated for the 2027 basic elections even have their nominations cancelled on account of rising from unlawful and illegal management of ADC.

Justice Lifu upheld the case of Nafiu Bala Gombe, a Deputy National Chairman of ADC, that David Mark and Rauf Aregbesola emerged leaders of the social gathering in an illegal and unlawful methods.

The decide held that each one actions taken by David Mark management within the identify of ADC are illegal and nullified.

However, of their protest letter dated tenth November, 2026, the group stated it disagreed with the judgment, calling for the Certified True Copy (CTC).

The improvement, in response to them, violates Section 241 and Section 242 of the Constitution, which provides rights of attraction.

They lamented that their legal professionals had gone to the registry a number of occasions and couldn’t get the CTC, saying, “We have constitutional rights to appeal it, but we can not appeal what we do not have,”

The protesters, who bandied posters with inscriptions like: “Don’t deny ADC right of Appeal with deliberatevobstacle, Release the CTC of judgment in 24hrs, When a country is failing, it is judiciary that steps in” amongst others have subsequently demanded that the CTC be launched to them for additional motion.

The assertion reads partly: “We disagree with the judgment. We have constitutional rights to attraction to it. But we cannot attraction what we would not have.

“On the fifth November, 2026, Hon Justice Peter O. Lifu delivered a judgment within the above go well with, which voided the emergence of Senator David Mark as National Chairman of the ADC and voided all actions taken by all, together with the nomination of all ADC candidates for the 2027 basic elections.

“As of immediately, tenth November 2026, 5 (5) days after the judgment, the CTC has not been launched to us.

“Our lawyers have visited the registry daily to no avail without any lawful explanation.”