{"id":9886,"date":"2026-11-05T12:01:56","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T12:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/05\/high-court-sacks-david-mark-led-adc-executive-voids-atikus-nomination-businessday-ng\/"},"modified":"2026-11-05T12:01:56","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T12:01:56","slug":"high-court-sacks-david-mark-led-adc-executive-voids-atikus-nomination-businessday-ng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/05\/high-court-sacks-david-mark-led-adc-executive-voids-atikus-nomination-businessday-ng\/","title":{"rendered":"High Court sacks David Mark-led ADC executive, voids Atiku’s nomination – Businessday NG"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u200bFederal High Court Justice Peter Lifu has invalidated the Senator David Mark-led Caretaker Committee of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and voided all actions taken on behalf of the party.\n<\/p>\n

\u200bThe ruling nullifies the primary election that produced former Vice-President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as the party\u2019s presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections. Atiku had earlier been published by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as a presidential candidate and chose former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi as his running mate.\n<\/p>\n

\u200bCourt finds merit in Gombe\u2019s suit<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\u200bJustice Lifu delivered the judgment on Thursday, upholding a suit brought by Nafiu Bala Gombe, the aggrieved former National Deputy Chairman (North-East) of the party.\n<\/p>\n

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\u200bGombe had challenged the process through which the Senator Mark-led committee assumed leadership of the ADC following the resignation of former National Chairman Chief Ralph Nwosu. Gombe maintained that he was qualified to assume the party\u2019s leadership and prayed the court to nullify all actions taken by the caretaker committee.\n<\/p>\n

\u200bDefendants listed in the suit, marked FHC\/ABJ\/CS\/1819\/2025, include the ADC, INEC, Senator Mark, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, and Chief Ralph Nwosu.\n<\/p>\n

\u200bParty vows to appeal verdict<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\u200bThe ADC has vowed to appeal the judgment at the appellate court. National Welfare Secretary Mr Nkemakolam Ukandu, who was joined as an interested party, confirmed the party\u2019s next legal steps.\n<\/p>\n

\u200bThe development comes barely 24 hours after Atiku held a massive rally in Sokoto State as part of his campaign for the 2027 presidential election.<\/p>\n

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