INEC to Meet Over Atiku’s 2027 ADC Ticket

Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will consider next week the implications of a ruling that nullified David Mark’s ADC leadership and the party’s presidential primary that selected Atiku Abubakar for 2027. Commissioner Mohammed Haruna said INEC would wait for a Certified True Copy of the judgment and would not rely on media reports before taking a position. Justice Peter Lifu ruled that the caretaker committee’s formation violated the ADC constitution, the Electoral Act and Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution, following a suit by Nafiu Bala Gombe. Haruna said INEC would comply with any stay-of-execution order if Mark’s faction appeals.