By Juliet Umeh
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has dismissed concerns that the recent Court of Appeal judgment restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from recognising congresses conducted by committees appointed by the party’s Senator David Mark-led caretaker committee could affect its presidential ticket for the 2027 general elections.
Reacting to the ruling on Tuesday, former national chairman of the party, Ralph Nwosu, insisted that the judgment was limited to congresses and had no bearing on the party’s primaries or the validity of its candidates.
According to him, the names of the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and his running mate, Rotimi Amaechi, as well as National Assembly candidates, had already been successfully uploaded to INEC.
“I want to tell you that Atiku Abubakar’s and Rotimi Amaechi’s names have been successfully uploaded as our presidential and vice-presidential candidates. The names of all the National Assembly candidates have also been uploaded,” Nwosu said.
