The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has warned the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in opposition to actions able to threatening Nigeria’s peace and democratic stability following a Federal High Court judgment affecting the get together’s management and the political pursuits of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.
The ADC, in an announcement issued on Thursday by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, described the judgment delivered by Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, as an try to undermine opposition politics forward of the 2027 normal elections.
The get together alleged that the timing of the judgment, coming barely 24 hours after its presidential marketing campaign rally in Sokoto, recommended that the ruling APC was turning into uncomfortable with its rising political affect.
According to the ADC, the judgment, which it mentioned purportedly affected the Senator David Mark-led management and Atiku’s political pursuits, might have far-reaching implications for hundreds of its candidates in search of elective positions throughout the nation.
The get together mentioned the matter went past the political fortunes of Atiku and David Mark, arguing that it involved the democratic rights of Nigerians and the power of political events and their candidates to take part in elections.
“We have reasons to believe that the judgment had long been written on this case. The Sokoto rally was simply a trigger that stampeded its delivery,” Abdullahi mentioned.
The ADC additionally challenged the authorized foundation of the judgment, citing an earlier ruling delivered on July 2, 2026, by Justice Musa Liman of the identical Federal High Court in Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1637/2025.
It maintained that the sooner judgment affirmed the legitimacy of the David Mark-led National Working Committee (NWC) and directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise the management.
The get together argued {that a} court docket of coordinate jurisdiction lacked the authority to take a seat on enchantment over, overview, fluctuate or nullify the subsisting judgment of one other court docket of equal jurisdiction.
It, nevertheless, mentioned it was awaiting the Certified True Copy of the most recent judgment to find out its exact phrases, scope and consequential orders.
The ADC vowed to problem the judgment via all out there judicial channels, whereas warning in opposition to what it described as makes an attempt to get rid of political competitors via judicial controversies.
The opposition get together additional cautioned the APC in opposition to actions able to threatening the nation’s peace and democratic stability, insisting that political energy ought to be decided via free and honest elections moderately than judicial disputes.
It additionally known as on the judiciary to withstand makes an attempt by political pursuits to affect its selections, urging Nigerians to defend democratic ideas.
The ADC, nevertheless, appealed to its members nationwide to stay calm and law-abiding whereas the get together pursues authorized cures.
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