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 social gathering’s management and the political pursuits of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.
The ADC, in a press release 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 common elections.
The social gathering alleged that the timing of the judgment, coming barely 24 hours after its presidential marketing campaign rally in Sokoto, instructed that the ruling APC was changing into uncomfortable with its rising political affect.
According to the ADC, the judgment, which it stated purportedly affected the Senator David Mark-led management and Atiku’s political pursuits, might have far-reaching implications for 1000’s of its candidates searching for elective positions throughout the nation.
The social gathering stated 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 stated.
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 social gathering argued {that a} courtroom of coordinate jurisdiction lacked the authority to take a seat on enchantment over, assessment, range or nullify the subsisting judgment of one other courtroom of equal jurisdiction.
It, nevertheless, stated it was awaiting the Certified True Copy of the newest judgment to find out its exact phrases, scope and consequential orders.
The ADC vowed to problem the judgment by way of all accessible judicial channels, whereas warning in opposition to what it described as makes an attempt to eradicate political competitors by way of judicial controversies.
The opposition social gathering additional cautioned the APC in opposition to actions able to threatening the nation’s peace and democratic stability, insisting that political energy needs to be decided by way of free and honest elections reasonably than judicial disputes.
It additionally referred to 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 social gathering pursues authorized treatments.
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