The National Executive Committee Chairmen Forum of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has formally requested that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) remove Senator David Mark and members of his dissolved Interim National Working Committee from the commission’s online portal. The demand was made in Abuja on Friday, following a court ruling that invalidated the interim leadership.
Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja declared the Mark‑led interim leadership null and void, stating that the decisions taken by that body—including the nomination of former Vice‑President Atiku Abubakar as the ADC’s presidential candidate and the selection of other candidates through congresses and a national convention—were invalid.
In addition to the removal of Mark’s name, the forum has asked INEC to replace the interim leadership’s details with those of Nafiu Bala Gombe and other officials it recognises as the party’s legally acknowledged leaders. It also wants the commission to reopen its portal so the ADC can conduct fresh primaries where needed and submit its candidates for the 2027 general elections.
“We, the only legally recognised NEC members, accept in its entirety the judgement declaring our own Alhaji Nafiu Bala Gombe the authentic national chairman of the ADC,” said forum secretary Kennedy Odion. “Failure to comply with this latest judgement will leave us no option but to proceed with our planned nationwide protest against the electoral umpire. Nigeria is for all of us. No individual, however highly placed, is above the law.”
Odion also noted that the court’s decision impacts the candidacies of Atiku Abubakar, his running mate and former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi, as well as other politicians who emerged through processes organised by the interim leadership.
<small>Source: Daily Post Nigeria — read the original story there.</small>
