Just In: Court Nullifies Atiku’s 2027 ADC Candidacy, Cancels David Mark, Aregbesola’s Leadership and All Party Nominations
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday nullified all processes through which former Vice President Atiku Abubakar emerged as the African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate for the 2027 general election.
In his judgment, Justice Peter Lifu also invalidated the emergence of former Senate President David Mark, Rauf Aregbesola and other party officials as national leaders of the ADC.
The court further ruled that all candidates nominated by the party for the 2027 general elections had their nominations nullified, on the grounds that they emerged under an unlawful and illegitimate party leadership.
Justice Lifu upheld the suit filed by Nafiu Bala Gombe, the ADC’s Deputy National Chairman, who challenged the emergence of Mark and Aregbesola as leaders of the party, arguing that the process was illegal.
The judge consequently declared all actions taken by the David Mark-led leadership in the name of the ADC unlawful and nullified them.
