Nigeria, Nov. 9 -- Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar is still on the ballot, contrary to the supposed nullification of all of his party's (ADC's) 470 candidates in the 2027 elections by Justice Peter Lifu.

For almost 24 hours, his candidature seemed to have died; then, like the sphinx, it resurrected from the ashes of the nationwide controversy that greeted Justice Lifu's judgement through the definitive pronouncement of retired veteran journalist and INEC's Commissioner in charge of information, voter education and stakeholder engagement, Mohammed Kudu Haruna.

Not unexpectedly, conspiracy theorists took over the airwaves. They said the development was orchestrated by the ruling APC to prevent Atiku from trouncing President Tinubu at...