INEC say e never get court papers on ruling against Atiku ADC ticket
- INEC say e never receive certified copy of judgment wey nullify ADC Mark-led leadership.
- Commission deny reports say e remove Atiku Abubakar and Rotimi Ameachi from candidate list.
- ADC and Atiku both reject ruling and say dem go appeal.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) say e never receive certified true copy of court judgment wey nullify the David Mark-led leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the candidates wey its primaries produce.
Dat mean say the commission never take any decision on di ruling, and reports say e remove former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and him running mate, Rotimi Ameachi, from its portal no correct.
A check on INEC portal on Friday show Atiku and Ameachi still listed as ADC presidential and vice-presidential candidates for 2027 general elections.
Wetin INEC dey talk
Mohammed Kudu Haruna, INEC National Commissioner and chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, talk say the commission never receive the judgment and never meet to discuss am.
“I don't know where that statement come from. Somebody just forward am to me. We never receive the judgment yet,”
na wetin him tell Daily Trust.
Haruna talk say to get certified true copy of judgment dey take time, usually about one week, and the commission no fit act on ruling wey e never officially receive.
The clarification come one day after Justice Peter Lifu of Federal High Court in Abuja nullify the Mark-led leadership of ADC.
The court hold say the process wey the leadership take emerge no meet requirements for democratic elections under Electoral Act. E come void actions wey that leadership take, including nomination of party candidates for 2027.
Nafiu Bala Gombe, former ADC Deputy National Chairman for North-East, file the suit to challenge how the Mark-led leadership come about.
Wetin go happen next
ADC don reject the judgment, call am legally indefensible, and talk say dem go appeal. The party talk say e also file application for stay of execution and formally tell INEC about both moves, dey urge the commission to hold off on any action wey fit affect the case.
Atiku also reject the ruling and vow to appeal, dey insist say him presidential campaign continue.
For now, the practical effect for voters limited: the names remain on INEC list while courts and parties dey work through the appeal. How quickly INEC receive certified copy, and wetin appeal court decide, go determine whether ADC ticket stand.
