The African Democratic Congress, ADC, in Delta State has insisted that its presidential candidate stays unchanged, simply as Chief Great Ogboru stays the get together’s governorship candidate within the state for the 2027 elections.
The get together’s Publicity Secretary, Fred Akpevwe, claimed that an earlier Supreme Court judgement affirming David Mark’s place takes priority over the most recent ruling, describing the swimsuit filed by Nafiu Bala Gombe as “forum shopping”.
According to him, the most recent Federal High Court judgement nullifying the David Mark-led nationwide management has no impact on the get together’s construction.
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday nullified the David Mark-led nationwide management and its choices. However, the ADC stated it was not disturbed by the event.
Akpevwe insisted that the Supreme Court had already delivered a substantive judgement affirming Mark because the genuine nationwide chairman of the get together.
“The court ruling has no effect whatsoever on our party because the Supreme Court has already delivered a substantive judgement affirming David Mark as the authentic leader and national chairman of the party.
“Therefore, if a lower court says otherwise, we will respect and abide by the Supreme Court judgement, which takes precedence over the ruling of a lower court,” he stated.
He urged get together members and supporters throughout Delta State to remain calm and maintain their political actions.
“My advice to our supporters is that they should remain calm and continue their campaigns. They should disregard the court judgement because it has no effect whatsoever on our party, particularly as the Supreme Court has already delivered a judgement on the matter, which takes precedence over any ruling by a lower court,” he said.
The ADC publicity secretary additionally described the swimsuit filed by Gombe as discussion board buying, alleging that the faction behind the authorized motion was pursuing it to justify cash allegedly spent within the course of.
“We believe the Nafiu Bala judgement is a case of forum shopping and has no place in law. We also believe that the people behind the litigation are pursuing it to justify the money they allegedly paid and ensure that the money is expended.
“However, we are not in the least bothered by these developments,” he added.
Akpevwe dismissed strategies that the ruling would have an effect on the get together’s candidates for the 2027 elections.
“Our presidential candidate remains who he is, and our governorship candidate for Delta remains Ogboru. We are not bothered at all,” he stated.
His feedback come amid the continuing authorized battle over the ADC’s nationwide management, with the most recent judgement including one other dimension to the dispute over the validity of selections taken beneath the Mark-led administration.
The Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice Peter Lifu, on Thursday, November 5, 2026, nullified the emergence of Mark and different members of the get together’s nationwide management, declaring the processes by means of which they assumed workplace illegal.
The court docket additionally nullified choices taken by the Mark-led management, together with actions regarding the get together’s preparations for the 2027 normal elections.
The judgement adopted a swimsuit instituted by Nafiu Bala Gombe, a former Deputy National Chairman of the ADC, North-East, who challenged the legality of the method by means of which Mark and different members of the caretaker management took management of the get together.
