The African Democratic Congress (ADC) says it has appealed the Federal High Court judgment that nullified the leadership of the David Mark-led faction and invalidated the party’s presidential nomination for the 2027 general election.
In a statement issued on Friday, Phrank Shaibu, director of
strategic communication of the ADC presidential campaign council, said the
party had also applied for a stay of execution of the judgement pending the
hearing and determination of the appeal.
Shaibu said the party had formally notified the Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC) of the appeal and its application for a
stay of execution, urging the commission to suspend further action on the
matter.
He said the application was yet to be determined, warning
INEC against taking any step that could pre-empt the appeal court’s decision.
“The ADC is exercising its lawful right to appeal. The
judgment is now under challenge before a higher court, and the legal process
must be allowed to run its course,” the statement reads.
“We expect INEC to uphold the law and take full account of
the pending proceedings before making any consequential decision.”
Shaibu urged ADC members and supporters to remain calm,
saying the party would continue to pursue its legal options.
“Our campaigns continue without interruption. There is no
stopping the affordability train or our mission to make life better for
Nigerians,” he said.
He added that the party remained confident that the facts
and the law would receive a full hearing at the appellate court.
In a letter dated November 6 and addressed to the INEC
chairman, S. E. Aruwa, SAN & Co., counsel to the ADC, confirmed that the
party had filed a notice of appeal and an application for stay of execution.
The lawyers said the application was pending before the
federal high court and urged the commission to suspend further action on the
subject matter of the suit pending the determination of the appeal.
BACK STORY
Peter Lifu, a judge of the federal high court in Abuja, had,
on Thursday, sacked the Mark-led caretaker committee and invalidated its
decisions, including the process that produced Atiku Abubakar as the party’s
presidential candidate.
The judgement followed a suit filed by Nafiu Bala, a former
national deputy chairman of the ADC (north-east), who challenged the process
through which Mark and other members of the caretaker committee assumed control
of the party after Ralph Nwosu resigned as national chairman.
Bala argued that he was constitutionally entitled to assume
the party’s leadership following Nwosu’s resignation.
Reacting to the judgement, Bolaji Abdullahi, ADC
spokesperson, described the ruling as an attempt to cripple the opposition and
deny Nigerians the right to choose their leaders.
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