ADP: Aspirant, Chukwuka rushes to court, seeks nullification of Aliyu as 2027 presidential candidate

African Democratic Party, ADP, presidential aspirant, Dr Johnson Chukwuka has filed an originating summons at the Federal High Court in Abuja challenging the nomination of Abbas-Bin Aliyu as the party’s presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections.
Chukwuka insists that both the courts and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, must strictly follow the rule of law to correct what he described as a fundamental breach of the Electoral Act.
In Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1853/2026, Chukwuka asked the court to declare that the ADP did not conduct a valid primary election for its presidential candidate on 29/30 May 2026.
He further sought a declaration that the purported d...