# ADC appeals annulment of Atiku's presidential ticket

> ADC urges INEC to wait on presidential ticket after court invalidates leadership.
- Title: ADC appeals annulment of Atiku's presidential ticket
- Summary: ADC urges INEC to wait on presidential ticket after court invalidates leadership.
- Keywords: african democratic congress, atiku abubakar, independent national electoral commissio, federal high court, presidential ticket, court of appeal, elections, nigeria, Premium Times Nigeria
- Source: Premium Times Nigeria — https://premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/923361-adc-appeals-annulment-of-atikus-presidential-ticket-urges-inec-to-wait.html
- Author: Ogalah Dunamis
- Published: 2026-11-07T08:32:40+00:00
- Read time: 2 min
- Topics: african democratic congress, atiku abubakar, independent national electoral commissio, federal high court, presidential ticket, court of appeal, elections, nigeria, news, politics
## ADC appeals court ruling
The African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council says the party has appealed the Federal High Court judgement invalidating its leadership and Atiku Abubakar’s presidential nomination.
## ADC requests INEC restraint
The council has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission not to act on the ruling while the appeal is pending.
## Stay application filed
The council said it had also applied for a stay of execution and notified INEC of the filings on 6 November.
## Stay application status
The council’s Director of Strategic Communication, Phrank Shaibu, said the stay application has not been determined.
## ADC urges INEC to wait
INEC must therefore exercise restraint. It must not act as though the appeal and stay application do not exist.
## ADC campaign continues
The campaign council said its lawyers were preparing to seek interim relief and that court processes have now been filed.
## Court ruling details
Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja invalidated the David Mark-led ADC leadership on Thursday.
## Disputed suit number
Friday’s statement identified the case as FHC/ABJ/CS/1619/2025, while earlier reporting identified Mr Gombe’s suit as FHC/ABJ/CS/1819/2025.
## ADC rejects court ruling
The Mark-led ADC rejected Thursday’s judgement, arguing it conflicts with an earlier Federal High Court ruling.
## INEC candidate list
INEC had included Mr Atiku and his running mate, Rotimi Amaechi, on its presidential candidate list before Thursday’s judgement.
## ADC campaign response
Mr Shaibu urged party members to remain calm and said the presidential campaign would continue.
## ADC campaign mission
Our campaigns continue without interruption. There is no stopping the affordability train or our mission to make life better for Nigerians.
## Court case background
The judgement followed a suit brought by Nafiu Bala Gombe, a former ADC deputy national chairman for the North-East.
## Filing status
The campaign council has filed an appeal and a stay application against the Federal High Court judgement invalidating its leadership and candidate nominations.
## Key takeaway

The African Democratic Congress has appealed a Federal High Court ruling that invalidated its presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar's nomination, asking INEC to pause actions until the Court of Appeal reviews the case.