{
  "id": 18350416,
  "title": "SDP faults court ruling sacking Mark-led ADC, rejects Wike’s coalition",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/sdp-faults-court-ruling-sacking-mark-led-adc-rejects-wikes-coalition-18350416",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T18:32:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/sdp-faults-court-ruling-sacking-mark-led-adc-rejects-wikes-coalition/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has strongly condemned a recent Federal High Court ruling that invalidated the leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), led by former Senate President David Mark. The SDP views this decision as a direct threat to Nigeria's democratic system. Furthermore, the party strongly opposes the rainbow coalition initiative advocated by Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). SDP's National Chairman, Prof. Sadiq Gombe, emphasized during a meeting with the party's National Working Committee and governorship candidates from nine states that the party will vehemently resist any actions that undermine democracy and deny Nigerians the right to freely choose their leaders. Gombe stated, \"We condemn the so-called disqualification of the ADC leadership and presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. This is a democracy. We want Nigerians to be allowed to freely exercise their franchise.\" The SDP also rejected the disqualification of Mark-led ADC leadership and Atiku Abubakar's candidacy for the 2027 presidential election. The party's stance reflects their commitment to defending democratic principles and ensuring that Nigerians are not hindered from exercising their voting rights.",
  "summary": "The Social Democratic Party has condemned a court ruling sacking the ADC leadership and rejected the rainbow coalition being promoted by FCT Minister, Nyes Read More: https://punchng.com/sdp-faults-court-ruling-sacking-mark-led-adc-rejects-wikes-coalition/",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Don’t play with fire, ADC warns APC over court ruling",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/dont-play-with-fire-adc-warns-apc-over-court-ruling",
        "published": "2026-11-05T12:41:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "ADC: 'Illegal Band of Marauders’ – Keyamo reacts to court ruling on David Mark, Atiku",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/adc-illegal-band-of-marauders-keyamo-reacts-to-court-ruling-on-david",
        "published": "2026-11-05T13:20:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}