UPDATED: Court nullifies Atiku’s candidacy, sacks all ADC candidates, party leadership

Premium Times5 November 2026, 11:22 UTCNigeria

If upheld by higher courts on appeal, the judgement means the ADC, a major challenger to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), is barred from fielding candidates in the upcoming general elections. The post UPDATED: Court nullifies Atiku’s candidacy, sacks all ADC candidates, party leadership appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

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