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Rufai is a bloody hypocrite and clown like other Obidients. Now they have seen reality and no longer blame APC or President. I thought these clowns were masturbating that Tinubu was behind all these. Why now the sudden change in mindset?.

Nwaokunkpara:
If I were Peter Obi I will simply step away from Nigerian political scene and trust me even if he wins the presidential election he doesn't have what it takes to put the country on the right track and if he tries they will still use the same strategy they dealt with Jonathan and distablise his government

Like alex Otti like peter obi, pragmatic and precise, no careless spending, bringing people oriented policy.

wolesmile:
Well, the truth is, the zoning of a thing is not in our constitution. It was only an unwritten agreement within each political party. Not between political parties.
Obi supporters should realize that Atiku bought the ADC, the iron condemn for his own political pursuit. I never expected Obi, if he did his calculations right, to go join that "collusion." The moment he did, I knew it was a political mistake on his part.
Best thing for him is to move now before it is too late.

Obi thinks too high of himself. Those advising him really over estimated his popularity.

He thought they will immediately hand over the ADC presidential ticket to him unopposed.

The migration of the hungry looters is about to begin again

IamPatriotic:
I wonder why Obi and his supporters are acting as if Atiku promised Obi the ticket of the ADC for him to join the party.

Wishy Washy Thinking.
Obi just wants the mango juice, he doesn't want to climb the tree.

Freshtruth:
This man is the major problem of Adc has no respect for zoning north time he go run , south time u go run. Na only u they? U no feel back obi but make obi back u



This man na very bad person

Baba all this zoning talk was brought by APC. Pdp case was if East wins for 8 years, another part of the country should be the next, it doesn't matter where as long as it's not an eastern person again, but APC came with their propaganda and said after Buhari the next zoning would go to the south, that was their own thing.

I don't understand why people are now using what APC agreed for their own party as yardstick for every other party. This our character of the next one must come from so and so region instaed of looking for the most credible person is what led to this situation in the first place.

IamPatriotic:
All these disguising Obidients seem to believe that Atiku, a regular presidential candidate, would rebuild a political party and then hand it over to Obi, when he is no longer 68 or 70 years old that we will say he has time. Atiku doesn’t have the time anymore. That assumption ignores political reality.
Baba has spent years contesting and positioning himself for the presidency, and this is his last shot. It’s unrealistic to expect him to step aside for Obi. Politics is driven by ambition, not wishful thinking.
When Atiku moved to the ADC, even the least politically aware people knew he would be the party’s presidential candidate. I wonder why Obi and his supporters are acting as if Atiku promised Obi the ticket of the ADC for him to join the party.

But he won't go far if he loses Obi, at least at this juncture.

Wike will be smilling now. And Tinubu will stop fighting ADC because he knew that the repeat of 2023 will play out in 2027 and he will surely win if Obi defect to another party.

The major setback of Obi will be the north because they play tribal and religious politics.

MARK MY WORDS: TINUBU IS GOING TO CONTINUE IF OBI DEFECT TO ANOTHER PARTY.

IamPatriotic:
All these disguising Obidients seem to believe that Atiku, a regular presidential candidate, would rebuild a political party and then hand it over to Obi, when he is no longer 68 or 70 years old that we will say he has time. Atiku doesn’t have the time anymore. That assumption ignores political reality.
Baba has spent years contesting and positioning himself for the presidency, and this is his last shot. It’s unrealistic to expect him to step aside for Obi. Politics is driven by ambition, not wishful thinking.
When Atiku moved to the ADC, even the least politically aware people knew he would be the party’s presidential candidate. I wonder why Obi and his supporters are acting as if Atiku promised Obi the ticket of the ADC for him to join the party.

No problems, Obidients are aware of atiku modus operandi, nothing new, atiku should understand that this is the turn of the south, so goodluck to him and his ADC😊

THE ADC LEGAL CONUNDRUM

NAFIU – In Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1819/2025 before the Federal High Court of Nigeria, I urge Your Lordship, by way of an ex parte application, to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognizing the David Mark–led faction as the party leadership, as I am the Acting National Chairman of the party.

TRIAL COURT – No, I cannot grant your ex parte application. The relief sought is not one that ought to be granted without hearing the other side. Put the respondents on notice for a proper hearing of the matter in line with the principles of fair hearing and audi alteram partem.

DAVID MARK – I am filing an interlocutory appeal at the Court of Appeal of Nigeria. Why should the trial court even entertain Nafiu? Does it not know it lacks jurisdiction over internal party leadership disputes?

COURT OF APPEAL – This appeal is unmeritorious and constitutes an abuse of court process. Return to the trial court and respond to the substantive suit to ensure the expeditious administration of justice. Accordingly, I order an accelerated hearing of the case and direct parties to maintain the status quo ante bellum pending the determination of the substantive suit. Furthermore, for filing this frivolous interlocutory appeal, you are hereby fined the sum of ₦2,000,000 in costs.

INEC – I don’t want problem. In compliance with the ruling of the appellate court directing maintenance of the status quo ante bellum, we shall not recognise any factional leadership of the ADC pending the determination of the substantive matter at the trial court. Consequently, we have removed the David Mark–led executive from our official portal.

DAVID MARK – No way. I am proceeding on further appeal to the Supreme Court of Nigeria.

SUPREME COURT – This matter is still pending before the trial court. The Court of Appeal lacked jurisdiction to grant a preservative order of status quo ante bellum in respect of a matter yet to be determined at first instance. Accordingly, the said order is hereby set aside. As the apex court, I direct that this matter be remitted to the Federal High Court for expeditious hearing and determination of the substantive issues.

LEGAL IMPLICATION
The David Mark–led leadership may be falling into a red herring tactic employed by the opposing faction, designed to dissipate time and potentially run foul of statutory timelines governing party activities preceding primary elections.

In all of this, the leadership dispute remains in the cloud. The settled legal position is that the substantive rights and obligations of the parties can only be conclusively determined by the Federal High Court upon a full trial on the merits.

Regrettably, David Mark’s fishing expedition to the appellate court amounts to a procedural misstep. It is legally questionable, given that the trial court had not made any final or appealable decision against him at the time of filing the interlocutory appeal, thereby raising serious concerns as to its competence and necessity.

However, to avoid leaving party members in a state of uncertainty and the party itself in disarray, it must be emphasized that, in the absence of any subsisting order nullifying his position, David Mark arguably remains Chairman de facto, though his position is under judicial scrutiny as it stands.

I have also read opinions accusing the Supreme Court of bias for not determining the matter conclusively and instead remitting it to the trial court. Such arguments are largely academic and, with respect, reflective of a misunderstanding of judicial hierarchy and procedure. The trial court has not yet adjudicated on the matter and is therefore not functus officio. The Supreme Court cannot, under any known principle of law, assume original jurisdiction over a matter properly instituted before a lower court, except as constitutionally provided.

The pressing concern for members of the ADC, however, is this: can the Federal High Court hear and determine the substantive matter within the legally prescribed timeframe before party primaries commence?

I conclude this analysis with a Japanese Proverb: If you get on the wrong train, get off at the nearest station—the longer you stay on, the more expensive the return trip will be.

ONOGWU Muhammed, Esq.
1st May, 2026

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helinues:
Toh, me I know say reasonable of the political analysts in Nigeria are also on NL. They read/pick points from the members.

Immediately after SC delivered their judgement, I knew it was a deliberate time wasting which the opposition and their supporters didn't initially pay attention to

https://www.nairaland.com/8663528/why-cant-adc-people-settle

We've been saying it that most of those ADC leaders are not intelligent.

I watched them jubilating over a judgement that didn't favor them. They celebrated just one aspect, which is "status quo ante bellum" of the judgement forgotten that what is behind 6 is more than 7.

They're not intelligent at all and yet they want to take over government. Now, their confusion has returned and the celebration has evaporated.

Very unfortunate that Atiku Obi Ameachi aregbe David Mark and kwakwaso are bunch of unintelligent people who doesn't think deeply ahead before taking steps.

They failed to see how the SC avoided to rule on the leadership issue on the fate of David Mark and Co.

ADC coalifusion members are not wise. I watched the ADC legal advisor, Prof Osunbor fmr Gov of Edo who was kicked out of power for Baba oshomhole, with Seun Okinbaloye on channel TV yesterday talking rubbish while his likes were hailing him.

It's clearer now that ADC are political actors that lost out in the present power equation and permutations looking for relevance.

Freshtruth:
This man is the major problem of Adc has no respect for zoning north time he go run , south time u go run. Na only u they? U no feel back obi but make obi back u



This man na very bad person

Back Obi kor, back Kolanut ni

Did Buhari and Tinubu respect zoning in 2015... answer or go find mat sleep.... abeg

That Nafiu Bala move was sponsored by the opposition nothing you want tell me... and at that, you'll be genuinely wasting not only precious time but also your efforts pleading...
Time will tell for everyone including the Bala. But trust me, this is not politics being played by the opposition or a strategy as urchins like to think..

IamPatriotic:
All these disguising Obidients seem to believe that Atiku, a regular presidential candidate, would rebuild a political party and then hand it over to Obi, when he is no longer 68 or 70 years old that we will say he has time. Atiku doesn’t have the time anymore. That assumption ignores political reality.
Baba has spent years contesting and positioning himself for the presidency, and this is his last shot. It’s unrealistic to expect him to step aside for Obi. Politics is driven by ambition, not wishful thinking.
When Atiku moved to the ADC, even the least politically aware people knew he would be the party’s presidential candidate. I wonder why Obi and his supporters are acting as if Atiku promised Obi the ticket of the ADC for him to join the party.

Atiku is a congenital contestant. Even he fails this time around, he will keep contesting every 4 years until he clocks 100 years. It's his pastime, his hobby and passion to contest presidential election. The man is a contester.

IamPatriotic:
All these disguising Obidients seem to believe that Atiku, a regular presidential candidate, would rebuild a political party and then hand it over to Obi, when he is no longer 68 or 70 years old that we will say he has time. Atiku doesn’t have the time anymore. That assumption ignores political reality.
Baba has spent years contesting and positioning himself for the presidency, and this is his last shot. It’s unrealistic to expect him to step aside for Obi. Politics is driven by ambition, not wishful thinking.
When Atiku moved to the ADC, even the least politically aware people knew he would be the party’s presidential candidate. I wonder why Obi and his supporters are acting as if Atiku promised Obi the ticket of the ADC for him to join the party.

And you think we wanted to know your opinion? Use your time more productivitly. Just read and move along. Kai, you talk too much for a man ,

Are you a member of the so called obidients WhatsApp group?,

You go just open mouth whaaaaa!!

wolesmile:
They even made it worse when they decided to come for Atiku online. Their kind of politics is cyberbullying opponents. They think that's how to win elections.
If you are in any of their WhatsApp group, you'll pity the future of this country with the kind of things they discuss.
They'll give out opponents' numbers and encourage members to call and threaten them.

wolesmile:
They even made it worse when they decided to come for Atiku online. Their kind of politics is cyberbullying opponents. They think that's how to win elections.
If you are in any of their WhatsApp group, you'll pity the future of this country with the kind of things they discuss.
They'll give out opponents' numbers and encourage members to call and threaten them.

like seriously.. They don't know how to build bridges at all... Insulting a man that got 7m votes in the last election.. How would you want his own supporters to feel.. They always feel they are always right.. Jeez.

wolesmile:
Well, the truth is, the zoning of a thing is not in our constitution. It was only an unwritten agreement within each political party. Not between political parties.
Obi supporters should realize that Atiku bought the ADC, the iron condemn for his own political pursuit. I never expected Obi, if he did his calculations right, to go join that "collusion." The moment he did, I knew it was a political mistake on his part.
Best thing for him is to move now before it is too late.

He has moved na,
The moment elrufai was arrested
Atiku start doing another thing against their agreement and plantations..

Hope you will say same thing in 2031 when the north comes up with "Northern turn"mantra?.
If you northeners can not respect the zoning arrangement,then don't expect the South to stay away from the ballot.

Enough said....

wolesmile:
Well, the truth is, the zoning of a thing is not in our constitution. It was only an unwritten agreement within each political party. Not between political parties.
Obi supporters should realize that Atiku bought the ADC, the iron condemn for his own political pursuit. I never expected Obi, if he did his calculations right, to go join that "collusion." The moment he did, I knew it was a political mistake on his part.
Best thing for him is to move now before it is too late.

Freshtruth:
This man is the major problem of Adc has no respect for zoning north time he go run , south time u go run. Na only u they? U no feel back obi but make obi back u

This man na very bad person

Did Tinubu have respect for zoning in 2011 when he supported Jonathan to win?

Did he respect zoning in 2015 when he made Jonathan a one term president in favour of Buhari, thereby ending 16 years of PDP prosperity?

OnyeObowo1:
He has moved na,
The moment elrufai was arrested
Atiku start doing another thing against their agreement and plantations..

What was their agreement and plantations, which you are privy to

I'd rather have Tinubu get a 3rd term than have Atiku on the ballot in 2027. Let the North vote and make him a northern president.
The present momentum in ADC is due to the presence of the Obidients group,I'm sure you are aware of this??

AMINDA:
Please mind the door. Don't let it hit you on your way out. No free ticket in the ADC. All candidates will subject themselves to the party's direct primaries.

wolesmile:
Well, the truth is, the zoning of a thing is not in our constitution. It was only an unwritten agreement within each political party. Not between political parties.
Obi supporters should realize that Atiku bought the ADC, the iron condemn for his own political pursuit. I never expected Obi, if he did his calculations right, to go join that "collusion." The moment he did, I knew it was a political mistake on his part.
Best thing for him is to move now before it is too late.

So why did atiku defected from the pdp to go join the apc to support his brother buhari against gej in 2015 if he doesn't believe in zoning?

Jossyman0007:
I'd rather have Tinubu get a 3rd term than have Atiku on the ballot in 2027. Let the North vote and make him a northern president.
The present momentum in ADC is due to the presence of the Obidients group,I'm sure you are aware of this??

Northerners can leave with that. Can you? VP, Deputy Senate President and Speaker are all Northerners. Here is the list of projects approved by FEC just yesterday. Find your region on the list. This doesn't include the Kaduna and Kano light rails wortj trillions that was approved too. You won't be exempyed from paying back the loans, though. "Let Tinubu continue" is not a threat to the North. The South didn't vote him. 5.6m Northerners did.

So,it means Tinubu is working, right?, he's no longer marginalizing the North.
Your hypocrisy stinks to high heaven.

PROUDLY ANANG MAN,,go check it up!

AMINDA:
Northerners can leave with that. Can you? VP, Deputy Senate President and Speaker are all Northerners. Here is the list of projects approved by FEC just yesterday. Find your region on the list. This doesn't include the Kaduna and Kano light rails wortj trillions that was approved too. You won't be exempyed from paying back the loans, though. "Let Tinubu continue" is not a threat to the North. The South didn't vote him. 5.6m Northerners did.

Jossyman0007:
So,it means Tinubu is working, right?, he's no longer marginalizing the North.
Your hypocrisy stinks to high heaven.

PROUDLY ANANG MAN,,go check it up!

ANANG Man, why didn't you deliver your state to Tinubu in 2023? Why did Atiku win Akwa Ibom in 2023 after 8 years of Buhari? Who's to say you wouldn't be saying the same of Atiku if he had won in 2023 like you wanted him to? You are now loud after Northerners went against their own son to make Tinubu president. Your much touted loyalty to Tinubu today is purchased with money. Nothing organic.

franchasng:
So Nigeria should be abandoned for the criminals, rogues, the political godfathers and born looters ati kleptomaniacs to devour forever?


well done

Help me ask him ooo! Nothing good comes easily. Let's support PO. He will make a difference

IamPatriotic:
All these disguising Obidients seem to believe that Atiku, a regular presidential candidate, would rebuild a political party and then hand it over to Obi, when he is no longer 68 or 70 years old that we will say he has time. Atiku doesn’t have the time anymore. That assumption ignores political reality.
Baba has spent years contesting and positioning himself for the presidency, and this is his last shot. It’s unrealistic to expect him to step aside for Obi. Politics is driven by ambition, not wishful thinking.
When Atiku moved to the ADC, even the least politically aware people knew he would be the party’s presidential candidate. I wonder why Obi and his supporters are acting as if Atiku promised Obi the ticket of the ADC for him to join the party.

Which party did Atiku rebuild? He’s built nothing. A man who cannot respect agreement cannot NEVER have my vote. He should wait for when it’s the turn of the North then he can contest- not contesting when it’s another region’s turn all the time. This is no longer greed but entitlement. This is why BAT is smarter and bigger than him

poiZon:
Lets be very clear on this, is Atiku the enemy of Nigeria?
Is ADC the enemy of Nigeria?
Who is the enemy that we all want out so we can breathe well?
Tinubu.
How do you defeat a tough n cunny opponent?
Shey na to form alliance with other people who sees the enemy as their enemy too.

Will APC have succeeded in defeating Pdp in 2015 if they didn't put their house in order?
They all went in for primaries, Atiku, Kwankwaso, Buhari, nda Isaiah, etc...
Buhari emerged, they made sure they fix all those separate factions that contributed to their success..
Acn... VP
NPdp... SP
Cpc.. Pres
Apga n anpp had ministers n so on.

This is what tambuwal advocated in his 2019 speech during the party convention..
Can Obi do it alone?
Can he deliver it in 4yrs/1term?
Will he have the senate n house in his favour?

Breaking out to join NDC which was a 2nd choice for coalition incase The court judgment doesn't favour ADC is evil n cunny.
Stay, fight and work for the party...
Tomorrow others will also stay n fight for u...

ADC cannot win the legal war before it because it is being engineered and sponsored by the President. The Supreme Court had to give that cunning judgment yesterday because of foreign interest in the case. They only set ADC up for bigger legal battles that it cannot come out from till the timeline elapses.



It's sad but thats the reality before us and Obi have to move on because ADC is dead, Tinubu killed it with judiciary.

temisartana:
Wike will be smilling now. And Tinubu will stop fighting ADC because he knew that the repeat of 2023 will play out in 2027 and he will surely win if Obi defect to another party.

The major setback of Obi will be the north because they play tribal and religious politics.

MARK MY WORDS: TINUBU IS GOING TO CONTINUE IF OBI DEFECT TO ANOTHER PARTY.

Nobody is marking your words, as we all know from onset that Tinubu will spend his eight years in Aso Rock unhindered, although he is not the best candidate due to his non-compasionate management of the nation's economy. All those pursuing the throne against him are only labouring in vain.