2027: ADC Will Be On The Ballot, But Atiku May Not – Keyamo

Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, has clarified that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) will participate in the 2027 general elections, but the party's leadership crisis may prevent some candidates, including former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, from appearing on the ballot. Keyamo dismissed as misinformation claims that a recent Federal High Court judgment affecting the party's leadership would disqualify the ADC from the elections.

He stated that the court's decision does not render the entire political party ineligible for the 2027 electoral process.

The ADC will be on the ballot, Keyamo emphasized, but the final judgment of the Supreme Court may determine whether specific candidates, such as Atiku, can contest. He questioned why those who secured their party tickets under the faction led by former Senate President David Mark should be barred from participating in the upcoming elections. Keyamo raised the question of whether Nigerians who won their primaries under the faction of the original ADC owners are lesser humans or Nigerians than David Mark and Atiku Abubakar.

The leadership crisis in the ADC intensified following a Federal High Court ruling that declared the David Mark-led caretaker committee illegal and invalidated decisions made by the committee, including the selection of Atiku as the presidential candidate for 2027. The ruling, delivered by Justice Peter Lifu, aimed to invalidate the Mark-led leadership's actions.

The ADC and its supporters have expressed concerns over the implications of the judgment for their participation in the 2027 elections, but the party has rejected the decision and plans to appeal it.