ADC chairmen demand Mark’s removal; threaten protest against INEC
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Fri, 6 Nov 2026, 17:28
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The National Executive Committee Chairmen Forum of the African Democratic Congress has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission to remove Senator David Mark and members of his dissolved Interim National Working Committee from its portal, threatening a nationwide protest if the commission fails to comply with a court judgment on the party’s leadership crisis. Odion said the judgment invalidated decisions taken by the dissolved leadership, including the nomination of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar as the party’s presidential candidate and the emergence of other candidates through its congresses and national convention.
Context & Background
✦The forum also demanded that INEC replace their names with those of Nafiu Bala Gombe and other party officials it considers legally recognised.
Key Figures & Named Entities
2027:It further urged the commission to reopen its portal to allow the ADC to conduct fresh primaries where necessary and upload its candidates for the 2027 general elections.Friday:The forum’s secretary, Kennedy Odion, made the demands while addressing journalists in Abuja on Friday, a day after Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, nullified the Mark-led interim leadership of the party.2026:The crisis had earlier resulted in a Federal High Court judgment delivered by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik on April 29, 2026, which affirmed the tenure of elected state executive committees pending the conduct of valid congresses and a national convention.
Outlook & Next Steps
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✦The National Executive Committee Chairmen Forum of the African Democratic Congress has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission to remove Senator David Mark and members of his dissolved Interim National Working Committee from its portal, threatening a nationwide protest if the commission fails to comply with a court judgment on the party’s leadership crisis.
✦Odion said the judgment invalidated decisions taken by the dissolved leadership, including the nomination of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar as the party’s presidential candidate and the emergence of other candidates through its congresses and national convention.
✦The forum also demanded that INEC replace their names with those of Nafiu Bala Gombe and other party officials it considers legally recognised.
Key Facts:2027: It further urged the commission to reopen its portal to allow the ADC to conduct fresh primaries where necessary and upload its candidates for the 2027 general elections.Friday: The forum’s secretary, Kennedy Odion, made the demands while addressing journalists in Abuja on Friday, a day after Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, nullified the Mark-led interim leadership of the party.2026: The crisis had earlier resulted in a Federal High Court judgment delivered by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik on April 29, 2026, which affirmed the tenure of elected state executive committees pending the conduct of valid congresses and a national convention.2026: The Court of Appeal upheld the decision on June 13, 2026.
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The forum also demanded that INEC replace their names with those of Nafiu Bala Gombe and other party officials it considers legally recognised.
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The National Executive Committee Chairmen Forum of the African Democratic Congress has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission to remove Senator David Mark and members of his dissolved Interim National Working Committee from its portal, threatening a nationwide protest if the commission fails to comply with a court judgment on the party’s leadership crisis.
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Odion said the judgment invalidated decisions taken by the dissolved leadership, including the nomination of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar as the party’s presidential candidate and the emergence of other candidates through its congresses and national convention.
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It further urged the commission to reopen its portal to allow the ADC to conduct fresh primaries where necessary and upload its candidates for the 2027 general elections.
