The party would challenge the latest decision through appropriate legal channels, expressing confidence in its legal team’s ability to pursue the matter
By Mmesoma Onwuka
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate in Kaduna State, Rt. Hon. Isa Mohammed Ashiru, has rejected a recent Federal High Court judgment affecting the party’s David Mark-led leadership, describing it as an attempt to undermine the party’s growing political movement.
Ashiru, in a statement addressed to ADC members and supporters, linked the ruling to the party’s recent political activities in Sokoto, where he said hundreds of thousands of people gathered to demonstrate support for its campaign for affordable living and political change.
He argued that the judgment, delivered in Abuja barely a day after the Sokoto gathering, could not invalidate an earlier ruling by a court of coordinate jurisdiction which, according to him, affirmed the party’s leadership and directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise it.
The Kaduna governorship hopeful said the party would challenge the latest decision through appropriate legal channels, expressing confidence in its legal team’s ability to pursue the matter.
He urged ADC members and supporters in Kaduna State and across the country to remain calm, assuring them that the development would not derail the party’s political activities or preparations for the 2027 general elections.
Ashiru said the party would sustain its mobilisation efforts, grassroots engagement, door-to-door campaigns and other activities aimed at strengthening its presence across the country.
He further maintained that the party’s structures remained intact, with its candidates and supporters committed to the political vision and objectives of the movement.
The governorship candidate declared that the party would not be discouraged by the court decision or abandon its ambition of bringing about political change in Kaduna State and Nigeria.
He called on supporters to remain peaceful, organised and steadfast while the legal process continues, stressing the need to uphold democratic values and the rule of law.
Ashiru expressed confidence in the ADC’s prospects in the 2027 elections, insisting that its campaign for political change would continue despite the legal challenges.
Ashiru, popularly known as Sarkin Bai Zazzau, is a businessman and former member of the House of Representatives, where he represented Makarfi/Kudan Federal Constituency.