ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has not received a certified copy of a court ruling affecting the African Democratic Congress’ (ADC) 2027 ticket, INEC Chairman Joash Amupitan said Monday.
At a Nov. 9 voter-register briefing in Abuja, Amupitan said INEC would seek advice from the relevant department before reviewing any judgment, NAN reported.
PUNCH reported that a Federal High Court judge in Abuja invalidated the ADC leadership headed by former Senate President David Mark on Nov. 5. The outlet said the court directed INEC not to recognize or act on decisions from the party’s 99th National Executive Committee meeting on July 27, 2025. The Associated Press separately reported that the ruling voided former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s candidacy.
INEC’s official presidential list, published Oct. 31, named Atiku as the ADC’s presidential candidate and Rotimi Amaechi as its vice-presidential candidate. It listed President Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima for those roles for the All Progressives Congress. The list predates the court ruling. PUNCH reported that the case was brought by Nafiu Bala Gombe, a former ADC deputy national chairman for the North-East, who challenged how Mark’s group took control of the party.
NAN also reported that Amupitan said he had not received an order concerning records Tinubu filed with INEC. Separately, TheCable and The Guardian described a subpoena in publisher Omoyele Sowore’s criminal trial seeking Tinubu’s INEC Form CF001 from the 1999 Lagos governorship election and the 2023 presidential election. Their accounts say the 1999 form includes an affidavit concerning lost certificates.
TheCable and Channels Television reported that the trial was scheduled to resume Wednesday, Nov. 11, for subpoenaed witnesses. EconoTimes has previously covered the dispute over Atiku’s nomination.
