Nigeria, Nov. 5 -- The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has rejected Thursday's Federal High Court judgement sacking its David Mark-led leadership and invalidating Atiku Abubakar's presidential nomination.

The opposition party accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of trying to stop it from contesting the 2027 elections.

In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC said it would challenge the judgement delivered by Justice Peter Lifu in Abuja.

The party alleged that the judgement had been prepared before Thursday and that its delivery was hastened by the turnout at Atiku's presidential campaign launch in Sokoto on Wednesday.

"We have reasons to believe that the judgement had long be...