The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has said the African Democratic Congress (ADC) will participate in the 2027 general elections, although the status of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s presidential candidacy remains uncertain.
Keyamo made the clarification in a post on his official X account on Sunday while addressing concerns that a recent court ruling could prevent the party from appearing on the ballot.
According to the minister, the judgment nullifying the David Mark-led leadership faction does not amount to a disqualification of the ADC as a political party.
However, he said candidates who emerged through the Mark-led structure, including Atiku, could be affected by the final decision of the Supreme Court.
“For the education of the public, those raising false alarm that the court judgment on ADC means the Party will not be on the ballot are spreading misinformation,” Keyamo wrote.
“The ADC will be on the ballot. It is the David Mark faction of candidates, including Atiku Abubakar, that may not be on the ballot, depending on the final judgment of the Supreme Court.”
The controversy followed a Federal High Court ruling delivered in Abuja on Thursday, which nullified the Mark-led leadership structure and invalidated key actions taken by the faction.
These included the presidential primary through which Atiku secured the ADC’s ticket for the 2027 presidential election.
In his reaction, Keyamo questioned the legal implications of sidelining candidates who emerged under the party’s original recognised leadership structure while retaining those produced by the Mark-led faction.
Meanwhile, leaders of the ADC and members of Atiku’s campaign camp have rejected the ruling and announced plans to challenge it at the Court of Appeal.
The dispute has intensified the legal battle over the party’s leadership and its preparations for the 2027 general elections.
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