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The National Executive Committee Chairmen Forum of the African Democratic Congress has threatened to embark on a nationwide protest against the Independent National Electoral Commission if it fails to comply with Thursday’s court judgment on the party’s leadership crisis. Odion said the judgment nullified decisions taken by the dissolved NWC, 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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✦The forum also called on INEC to immediately replace the names of Senator David Mark and members of his dissolved Interim National Working Committee on its portal with those of Nafiu Bala Gombe and other party officials it described as legally recognised.
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Thursday:The National Executive Committee Chairmen Forum of the African Democratic Congress has threatened to embark on a nationwide protest against the Independent National Electoral Commission if it fails to comply with Thursday’s court judgment on the party’s leadership crisis.2027:It further urged the electoral umpire to reopen its portal to enable the ADC to conduct fresh primaries, where necessary, and upload its candidates for the 2027 general elections.Friday:The Secretary of the forum, Kennedy Odion, made the demands while addressing journalists in Abuja on Friday, following the judgment delivered by Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, which sacked the Mark-led interim leadership of the party.
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✦The National Executive Committee Chairmen Forum of the African Democratic Congress has threatened to embark on a nationwide protest against the Independent National Electoral Commission if it fails to comply with Thursday’s court judgment on the party’s leadership crisis.
✦Odion said the judgment nullified decisions taken by the dissolved NWC, 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 called on INEC to immediately replace the names of Senator David Mark and members of his dissolved Interim National Working Committee on its portal with those of Nafiu Bala Gombe and other party officials it described as legally recognised.
Key Facts:Thursday: The National Executive Committee Chairmen Forum of the African Democratic Congress has threatened to embark on a nationwide protest against the Independent National Electoral Commission if it fails to comply with Thursday’s court judgment on the party’s leadership crisis.2027: It further urged the electoral umpire to reopen its portal to enable the ADC to conduct fresh primaries, where necessary, and upload its candidates for the 2027 general elections.Friday: The Secretary of the forum, Kennedy Odion, made the demands while addressing journalists in Abuja on Friday, following the judgment delivered by Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, which sacked the Mark-led interim leadership of the party.2026: The dispute had earlier produced a judgment by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on April 29, 2026, in favour of the ADC state chairmen led by Don-Norman Obinna.
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The National Executive Committee Chairmen Forum of the African Democratic Congress has threatened to embark on a nationwide protest against the Independent National Electoral Commission if it fails to comply with Thursday’s court judgment on the party’s leadership crisis.
