By Kazeem Waris
The Jigawa State governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Senator Sabo Mohammed Nakudu, has described the court ruling challenging the Senator David Mark-led national leadership of the party as a political distraction allegedly designed to weaken the opposition ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Nakudu accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of being behind attempts to destabilise the ADC, alleging that the legal challenge was aimed at undermining the party’s growing political influence and frustrating its candidates across the country.
In a statement issued by his Media Aide, Mati Ali, the ADC governorship candidate recalled that Justice Musa Liman of the Federal High Court had earlier dismissed a similar challenge in Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1637/2025.
Reacting to the latest development, Nakudu urged ADC members and supporters, particularly those in Jigawa State, not to panic or allow the court ruling to derail their commitment to the party.
He maintained that the development would not affect the ADC’s political activities or its determination to contest the 2027 general elections.
“Don’t panic or allow the judgement to affect your commitment to the party. I urge you to remain steadfast and intensify grassroots mobilisation ahead of the 2027 general elections,” Nakudu told party supporters.
The former senator also pointed to the ADC’s recent presidential campaign rally in Kebbi State, which he claimed attracted a significantly larger crowd than its Wednesday rally in Sokoto, as evidence of the party’s growing acceptance and political momentum.
He argued that the increasing mobilisation of supporters across the country had unsettled political opponents, alleging that the latest legal challenge was part of broader efforts to weaken the party.
Despite the controversy surrounding the national leadership, Nakudu assured party members that the ADC would continue its political engagements and campaign preparations without interruption.
He consequently directed ADC members in Jigawa State to sustain their regular party activities, intensify grassroots mobilisation and maintain unity while awaiting further directives from the party’s National Headquarters.
According to him, the national leadership would take appropriate steps to address the development.
Nakudu’s remarks come amid a legal challenge to the ADC’s national leadership, a development that could test the party’s internal cohesion and organisational preparedness as political activities gather momentum ahead of the 2027 general elections.
He, however, insisted that the party’s electoral ambition remained intact, urging supporters not to be distracted by the leadership controversy but to concentrate on building the party’s structures and strengthening its grassroots presence.
