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The 2027 elections: Upsetting the applecart?, By Jibrin Ibrahim

Premium Times6 November 2026, 18:24 UTCNigeria

Yesterday, the Federal High Court in Abuja sacked the leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) under former Senate President David Mark and voided the party’s presidential ticket held by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. Judge Peter Lifu said the “Mark-led Caretaker Committee, which conducted the party’s presidential primary that produced Atiku Abubakar as its […] The post The 2027 elections: Upsetting the applecart?, By Jibrin Ibrahim appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

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