Atiku Abubakar Campaigns in Kebbi Despite Court Ruling

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate for the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has proceeded to Kebbi State for a campaign rally scheduled for Thursday, despite a recent Federal High Court ruling that nullified his candidacy for the 2027 general election. The ruling was delivered by Justice Peter Odo Lifu in Abuja, who also nullified the emergence of David Mark, Rauf Aregbesola, and other party officials as national leaders of the ADC.

This legal decision followed a suit filed by Nafiu Bala Gombe, the Deputy National Chairman of the ADC, challenging the process that led to the leadership appointments. The court's ruling invalidated all actions taken by the David Mark-led leadership and cancelled the nominations of all candidates presented by the ADC for the upcoming elections.

A video shared on 𝕏 by Atiku's Special Assistant on Media, Abdul Rasheeth, showed him departing Sokoto for Kebbi, highlighting his determination to continue his campaign despite the legal setback.