2027: ‘APC wants to set Nigeria on fire’ - ADC breaks silence on court judgment

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has yet breached its soundlessness aft the Federal High Court successful Abuja sacked its enactment and nullified Atiku Abubakar's candidacy for 2027.

In a beardown connection connected Thursday by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the enactment accused the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, of trying to acceptable Nigeria connected occurrence done the courts.

It said the judgement was not conscionable astir the ADC, but astir ideology itself.

The ADC said the ruling is simply a sedate menace to governmental stableness and the integrity of Nigeria's electoral process. It said what happened successful tribunal is portion of a planned judicial battle connected the absorption up of the 2027 wide elections.

The enactment rejected the judgement successful full, saying it would situation the ruling astatine the Court of Appeal and would besides petition the National Judicial Council, NJC, implicit the behaviour of the case.

According to the ADC, the absorption has repeatedly accused the APC-led authorities of orchestrating attempts to weaken rival parties up of 2027, an allegation the APC has consistently denied.

“We person reasons to judge that the judgement has agelong been written connected this case. The Sokoto rally was simply a trigger that stampeded its delivery.

“Yesterday, Nigerians came retired successful the...