The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has received the Certified True Copy (CTC) of the recent Federal High Court judgment regarding the party’s leadership, with former lawmaker Senator Dino Melaye declaring that the ruling makes no mention of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.

 

The clarification comes in the wake of widespread political anxiety following a verdict delivered by Justice Peter Lifu at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The court judgment had sacked the Senator David Mark-led leadership of the ADC and nullified the primary elections conducted under its supervision, sparking claims that Atiku’s presidential bid for 2027 had been legally voided.

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Reacting to the release of the official court transcript on Wednesday, Melaye, a prominent ally of Atiku, debunked reports suggesting that the former vice president’s candidacy was directly named or struck down by the court.

Writing on his official Facebook page, Melaye stated:

“We have just received the Certified True Copy of Justice Lifu’s judgement. Nowhere in the judgement is Atiku Abubakar’s name or any other candidate’s name mentioned. All the propaganda and lies of APC have expired. Atiku Abubakar is coming.”

The court case stemmed from internal leadership disputes within the ADC, where the court set aside decisions made by the Mark-led National Working Committee (NWC) over non-compliance with the party’s constitution and the Electoral Act.

While opposition critics had framed the ruling as a fatal blow to Atiku’s 2027 presidential ambition under the ADC platform, the party’s legal team maintained that the judgment contained no direct order voiding any individual presidential nomination by name.
With the Certified True Copy now in hand, the ADC leadership is expected to file an appeal to challenge the court’s decision regarding the party’s internal structures, maintaining that their candidate’s path to the 2027 election remains firmly on track.