ADC factional chair Bala hails court ruling nullifying Atiku’s candidacy

A Federal High Court has nullified Atiku Abubakar's presidential candidacy under the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the 2027 elections due to a party leadership dispute. According to Daily Post Nigeria, the judgment also removed David Mark's faction of the party.

Bala Gombe, the factional National Chairman of the ADC, commended the court and the trial judge for handling the politically sensitive matter in an independent and impartial manner. Gombe stated that the decision affirmed foundational principles of Nigerian jurisprudence by subjecting leadership emergence to constitutional scrutiny.

Atiku Abubakar has vowed to appeal the judgment. Premium Times reports that his campaign council intends to seek interim relief and disputes the legal basis of the ruling.

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