Court Sacks Mark-Led ADC Exco, Voids Atiku’s Candidacy
Channels Television's headline. Reported by Channels Television, Vanguard, TVC News, Punch, Daily Trust.
What the sources say, in brief
According to Vanguard and Channels Television, the Federal High Court in Abuja, in a Thursday judgment by Justice Peter Lifu, declared illegal the caretaker committee of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) led by Senator David Mark. The committee had organised the primary that produced former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the party's presidential flag bearer. TVC News and Punch reported that the court nullified the party's leadership and invalidated its decisions, and that the ruling also affects Atiku's nomination. The sources describe the matter as developing, and the excerpts supplied do not report any appeal or further step.
Key points
- Vanguard reported that Justice Peter Lifu delivered the judgment on Thursday.
- Channels Television said the court declared illegal the Mark-led caretaker committee of the ADC.
- TVC News reported the Federal High Court in Abuja nullified the ADC leadership under Senator David Mark.
- Punch reported the court invalidated all decisions taken by the party's leadership.
- TVC News said the ruling also affects the nomination of Atiku Abubakar as the ADC's candidate.
What we know
- The Federal High Court in Abuja delivered the judgment on Thursday, according to Punch and Vanguard.
- The court declared the Mark-led caretaker committee of the ADC illegal, according to Vanguard and Channels Television.
- The caretaker committee organised the primary election that produced Atiku Abubakar as the presidential flag bearer.
- The ruling affects Atiku Abubakar's nomination, according to TVC News.
Sources differ: Vanguard and Channels Television say the court declared the caretaker committee illegal, while TVC News and Punch say it nullified the party leadership itself.
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Court Sacks Mark-Led ADC Exco, Voids Atiku’s Candidacy. According to Vanguard and Channels Television, the Federal High Court in Abuja, in a Thursday judgment by Justice Peter Lifu, declared illegal the caretaker committee of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) led by Senator David Mark. The committee had organised the primary that produced former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the party's presidential flag bearer. TVC News and Punch reported that the court nullified the party's leadership and invalidated its decisions, and that the ruling also affects Atiku's nomination. The sources describe the matter as developing, and the excerpts supplied do not report any appeal or further step. Covered by 5 publications. Channels Television: Court Sacks Mark-Led ADC Exco, Voids Atiku’s Candidacy. Vanguard: Breaking: Court sacks Mark-led ADC Exco, voids Atiku’s candidacy. TVC News: BREAKING: Court Sacks David Mark-Led ADC Leadership, Nullifies Atiku’s Presidential Candidacy. Punch: BREAKING: Court sacks Mark-led ADC NWC, nullifies Atiku’s candidacy. Daily Trust: BREAKING: Court sacks David Mark, voids Atiku’s candidacy.
Who is covering it
- Channels Television Nigeria Court Sacks Mark-Led ADC Exco, Voids Atiku’s Candidacy In a judgment delivered on Thursday by Justice Peter Lifu, the court declared illegal the Senator Mark-led Caretaker Committee of the ADC, which organised the primary election that produced Atiku as the party's presidential flag bearer. 59 min ago · Tier 2
- Vanguard Nigeria Breaking: Court sacks Mark-led ADC Exco, voids Atiku’s candidacy However, in a judgment delivered on Thursday by Justice Peter Lifu, the court declared illegal the Senator Mark-led Caretaker Committee of the ADC, which organised the primary election that produced Atiku as the party's presidential flag bearer. 1 h ago · Tier 3
- TVC News Nigeria BREAKING: Court Sacks David Mark-Led ADC Leadership, Nullifies Atiku’s Presidential Candidacy The Federal High Court in Abuja has nullified the leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) under Senator David Mark, invalidating all decisions and actions taken by the party’s caretaker committee. The ruling also affects the nomination of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the ADC’s 1 h ago · Tier 3
- Punch Nigeria BREAKING: Court sacks Mark-led ADC NWC, nullifies Atiku’s candidacy The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday nullified the leadership of the African Democratic Congress led by former Senate President David Mark, and invalidated all decisions taken by the party… 1 h ago · Tier 3
- Daily Trust Nigeria BREAKING: Court sacks David Mark, voids Atiku’s candidacy A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, nullified all the processes of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) that led to the emergence of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the party’s candidate for the 2027 election. Justice Peter Lifu, in a judgment, also nullified the emergence o 47 min ago · Tier 3
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