{
  "id": 18365986,
  "title": "2027: Atiku, Ogboru remain our presidential, governorship candidates - Delta ADC insists",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/2027-atiku-ogboru-remain-our-presidential-governorship-candidates",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T19:38:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/11/05/atiku-ogboru-remain-the-partys-presidential-governorship-candidates-delta-adc/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Delta State has reaffirmed its commitment to its current presidential and governorship candidates for the 2027 elections. Party Publicity Secretary Fred Akpevwe stated that the party's stance remains unchanged despite a recent Federal High Court ruling nullifying the position of former Vice President David Mark and his national leadership. Akpevwe emphasized that the Supreme Court's earlier judgment affirming Mark as the authentic leader and chairman takes precedence over the lower court's decision. The ADC dismissed the recent legal action filed by Nafiu Bala Gombe as \"forum shopping\" and asserted that the ruling will not impact their candidates for the upcoming elections.",
  "summary": "The African Democratic Congress, ADC, in Delta State has insisted that its presidential candidate remains unchanged, just as Chief Great Ogboru remains the party’s governorship candidate in the state for the 2027 elections. The party’s Publicity Secretary, Fred Akpevwe, claimed that an earlier Supreme Court judgement affirming David Mark’s position takes precedence over the latest […] 2027:…",
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    "outlets": 4,
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/atiku-vows-to-appeal-court-judgement-against-his-candidacy-seeks-stay",
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      }
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  "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."
}