The Supreme Court is set to deliver judgment today on the leadership disputes in the African Democratic Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party, a decision that could redefine both opposition parties ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Ahead of the verdict, the party leaders reportedly held an emergency strategic meeting on Wednesday night where they reviewed possible outcomes of the judgment and charted the next line of action for the opposition coalition.
A political commentator, Imran Wakili, confirmed the meeting on his X handle.
“ADC leaders are currently in an emergency strategic meeting ahead of tomorrow’s Supreme Court ruling on the party’s leadership tussle. The closed door meeting is expected to review possible outcomes of the judgment and chart the next line of action for the opposition coalition which has adopted the ADC as its major political platform ahead of 2027. Notably absent from the ongoing high level consultation are Mr. Peter Obi and Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso,” he tweeted.
But in a new development that could further complicate the ADC crisis, a Federal High Court on Wednesday restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission from recognising the ADC congresses conducted by the David Marl leadership pending the resolution of the internal disputes in the party.
Reacting to the judgment, the National Chairman, David Mark, in a statement posted on X (formerly Twitter) by the National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, assured party members that ADC would be on the ballot for all elections in 2027, despite ongoing legal challenges.
Speaking on Wednesday night after receiving a briefing from the party’s legal team on the Federal High Court judgment, Mark dismissed concerns over the litigations involving the party and expressed confidence in a favourable outcome.
