Don’t Allow Yourselves to Be Used to Stifle Democracy, NDC Urges Judiciary

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) urged the judiciary to protect its independence, impartiality and integrity after the Federal High Court in Abuja invalidated the Senator David Mark-led leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and its actions. In a ruling delivered Thursday, Justice Peter Lifu also declared illegal the caretaker committee that organised the primary naming former vice president Atiku Abubakar as the ADC’s 2027 presidential candidate. NDC spokesperson Osa Director warned that such rulings could weaken the opposition and multiparty democracy and shut the ADC out of the coming elections. The NDC called on the ADC to appeal without delay.