A Federal High Court in Abuja has sacked the Senator David Mark-led leadership of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, and nullified all actions taken by the executives, including the nomination of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the party’s 2027 presidential candidate.

Justice Peter Lifu, in a ruling today, declared the Mark-led caretaker committee illegal while upholding a suit filed by former party official, Nafiu Bala Gombe, who challenged the process through which the committee assumed leadership of the ADC.

The ruling has thrown the party’s 2027 presidential ticket into uncertainty. However, the ADC has rejected the judgment and vowed to challenge it at the Court of Appeal.