The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has said there is a deliberate plot to diminish the importance of the Supreme Court judgment which acknowledged the David Mark and Rauf Aregbesola-led leadership of the party.
Bolaji Abdullahi, the spokesman of the ADC, said people in some quarters are describing the judgment as “pyrrhic victory” while wondering why some members of the party are celebrating the victory.
Abdullahi, who noted that such a line of argument is not only misleading, dangerous, stressed that ADC does not need conspiracy theories to understand the environment in which it operate.
A statement by Abdullahi reads: “There has been a deliberate attempt in some quarters to diminish the significance of the recent Supreme Court judgement, framing it as a “pyrrhic victory” or questioning why members of the African Democratic Congress chose to celebrate.
“It is evident that we are in a fiercely contested political space, one where opposition voices are often tested, pressured, and underestimated. Yes, we are the underdog in this moment. But we are not without experience. Within the ADC are battle-tested leaders and resilient members who have navigated difficult political terrains and who understand, clearly, what victory looks like.
“Let us be clear: the struggle before us is bigger than any single court decision. The mission is to ensure that the ADC not only contests, but wins the 2027 elections, and that Nigeria does not slide into a one-party state. That mission remains fully intact.
“But wars are not won in a single moment. They are built through a series of battles. Yesterday was one such battle, and it was won.
“For a movement that has faced sustained pressure, that victory mattered. It was right to acknowledge it. It was necessary to celebrate it, not as a conclusion, but as a signal, that we are still in the fight, and still standing.
“Does this mean the war is over? Absolutely not. Yes, we celebrated yesterday. Today, we have returned to the trenches.
“The work continues, in the courts of law, in the court of public opinion, and in the theatres of politics. And we remain committed, focused, and resolute until the ultimate objective is achieved.”