ADC fights to save Atiku’s candidacy, appeals court judgment

• Seeks stay of execution, insists candidates’ll be on ballot
From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has intensified its legal battle to save its leadership and presidential ticket ahead of the 2027 general election, as its National Secretary, Rauf Aregbesola, appealed the Federal High Court judgment that nullified the David Mark-led National Working Committee (NWC) and the party’s presidential primary that produced former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar.
Aregbesola, who is also seeking a stay of execution of the November 5 judgment, wants the Court of Appeal to overturn the decision of Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on the grounds that...