The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has claimed that the Court of Appeal judgment which restrains the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from recognising congresses conducted by committees appointed by the party’s Senator David Mark-led caretaker committee, could affect its presidential ticket ahead of the 2027 general elections.
A former national chairman of the party, Ralph Nwosu, said the judgment was limited to congresses and had no bearing on the party’s primaries or the validity of its candidates.
According to Nwosu, the names of the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and his running mate, Rotimi Amaechi, as well as National Assembly candidates, had already been successfully uploaded to INEC.
“I want to tell you that Atiku Abubakar’s and Rotimi Amaechi’s names have been successfully uploaded as our presidential and vice-presidential candidates. The names of all the National Assembly candidates have also been uploaded,” Nwosu said. ExecutiveBranch
He maintained that there was no court judgment nullifying the leadership of the David Mark-led National Working Committee, NWC.
“There is no judgment so far other than the judgment reaffirming that the process that brought David Mark and the new NWC into being is correct. INEC has confirmed that, and a court of competent jurisdiction has also affirmed it,” he stated.
