Atiku vows to remain the 2027 presidential race despite court ruling
- ✦We are on the ballot, and the people must be allowed to decide.
- He accused the Tinubu-led government of using political pressure and courtroom manoeuvres to weaken the opposition and push Nigeria towards a one-party state.‘’BOLA CANNOT USE THE COURTS TO ESCAPE THE PEOPLE’S VERDICT; WE ARE ON THE BALLOT — ATIKU Fellow Nigerians, Let no one mistake the latest court ruling for the will of the Nigerian people.
- Reacting to the latest court ruling, Atiku in a statement released online this afternoon, declared that he would be on the ballot, adding that Nigerians must be allowed to decide their future through a free, fair and credible election.
- We are on the ballot, and the people must be allowed to decide.
Former Vice President and ADC Presidential candidate, Atiku
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He accused the Tinubu-led government of using political pressure and courtroom manoeuvres to weaken the opposition and push Nigeria towards a one-party state.‘’BOLA CANNOT USE THE COURTS TO ESCAPE THE PEOPLE’S VERDICT; WE ARE ON THE BALLOT — ATIKU Fellow Nigerians, Let no one mistake the latest court ruling for the will of the Nigerian people.
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Former Vice President and ADC Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has vowed to remain in the 2027 presidential race despite Thursday's ruling of the Federal High Court in Abuja that nullified all processes of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) that led to his emergence as the party’s candidate for the 2027 presidential election.Justice Peter Lifu nullified the emergence of former Senate President David Mark, Rauf Aregbesola and others as national officers of the ADC.
