A legal practitioner in Awka, Mr John Okoli-Akirika, has advised the ADC to adopt a new political party without encumbrances, if it hopes to meet INEC deadline for party primaries.
Okoli-Akirika, also a public affairs commentator, gave the advise in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Awka, on Saturday.
He spoke against the backdrop of Thursday’s Supreme Court judgment that favoured David Mark-led faction.
He said, “The Supreme Court judgment is not yet Uhuru for ADC. The party should not celebrate.
According to him, ADC still has other legal battles pending before other courts that could bar it from meeting the INEC deadline.
He said that “while some cases have been concluded, some have commenced, and others are yet to start.
“Right now, the leadership should look within the coalition or outside for a credible party without encumbrances and adopt it for the purposes of contesting the 2027 General Elections.
“This is in view of the May 30 timeline by INEC for all the parties to conclude their primaries,” Okoli-Akirika said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Supreme Court had, on Thursday, set aside a “status quo ante bellum” order made in the party’s leadership tussle.
The apex court held that the preservative directive could not validly subsist after proceedings had been concluded.
Okoli-Akirika said that the judgment could only take the ADC back to the Federal High Court to continue its case where it stopped before the ante bellum order by the Appeal Court.
He feared that the proceedings might linger, making it difficult for the party to meet the INEC deadline.
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