尼日利亚联邦高等法院罢免了反对党非洲民主大会党（ADC）的领导层，并裁定其总统候选人、前副总统阿蒂库·阿布巴卡尔的提名无效。
Nigeria's Federal High Court has sacked the leadership of the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC) party - and also ruled that the nomination of its presidential candidate, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, is invalid.
非洲民主大会党发表声明称，该裁决是削弱反对力量的又一次绝望尝试。
A statement from the ADC said the ruling was another desperate attempt to cripple the opposition.
总统选举定于1月16日举行，届时总统博拉·蒂努主要的竞争对手预计仍将是阿布巴卡尔和前阿南布拉州州长彼得·奥比。
Presidential elections are scheduled to take place on 16 January when President Bola Tinubu's main challengers are again expected to be Abubakar and former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi.
由于对曾经强大的人民民主党（PDP）内讧感到失望，几位高调政客于2025年加入了非洲民主大会党。
Several high-profile politicians joined the ADC in 2025 - disillusioned by the factional infighting in the once powerful Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
其中包括阿布巴卡尔——他在人民民主党执政期间的1999年至2007年担任副总统——以及前参议院议长戴维·马克。
Among them were Abubakar - who had served as vice-president between 1999 and 2007 when the PDP was in power - and former Senate president David Mark.
为了给这一政坛重量级人物阵容作出妥协，马克接任了临时主席职务。
As accommodations were made for the line-up of political heavyweights, Mark took over as its interim chairman.
但非洲民主大会党前全国副主席纳菲乌·巴拉·贡贝在法庭上辩称，此举并不合法，因为马克和其他人并未通过全国代表大会选举产生。
But Nafiu Bala Gombe, a former ADC national deputy chairman, argued before the court that this was not lawful as Mark and others had not been elected at a national convention.
他表示，在该党前主席于2025年辞职后，本应由他本人接管该党领导层。
Instead, he said, he himself should have taken over the party's leadership following the resignation of the ADC's former chairman in 2025.
这已不是首都阿布贾的联邦高等法院第一次对该党领导层作出裁决。
This is not first time the Federal High Court in the capital, Abuja, has ruled on the leadership of the party.
在另一名前非洲民主大会党成员提起诉讼后，法官穆萨·利曼于7月裁定，马克的产生符合国家法律和该党章程。
In July, judge Musa Liman said Mark had been chosen in accordance with the country's laws and the party's constitution - in a case brought by another former ADC member.
阿布巴卡尔表示，最新的案件引发了严重的法律担忧：“为什么在那项判决之后，又提起另一个案件来重新审理同样的争议？”非洲民主大会党在声明中补充称，彼得·利富法官周四的判决旨在扼杀反对派的势头，“是削弱非洲民主大会党并阻挠”阿布巴卡尔参选的蓄意企图。非洲民主大会党表示，将向上诉法院对该裁决提起上诉。
Abubakar said the latest case raised serious legal concerns: "Why, after that judgment, was another case filed to reopen the same dispute?" In a statement, the ADC added that Thursday's judgement by Justice Peter Lifu was aimed at stifling the opposition momentum and "was a calculated attempt to weaken the ADC and frustrate" Abubakar's candidacy. The ADC says it will challenge the ruling at the Court of Appeal.
现年79岁的阿布巴卡尔在社交平台X上发表声明称，这表明那些感到他的参选受到威胁的人“确实感到了恐慌”。他表示，宣判时机耐人寻味，因为就在判决下达“前一天刚过，大批民众便涌上（尼日利亚北部）索科托街头”，迎接他开启竞选活动。
In a statement on X, Abubakar, 79, said it showed the "panic was real" by those who felt threatened by his candidacy He said the timing of the judgment was telling as it came "barely a day after a mammoth crowd turned out in Sokoto [northern Nigeria] to welcome him" at the launch of his campaign.
“索科托人民成千上万地走上街头，因为他们渴望变革，并且相信我们让生活重新变得可以承受的承诺。我们在索科托见证的一切只是开始。”尼日利亚各政党越来越频繁地将内部问题诉诸法庭。
"The people of Sokoto came out in their thousands because they are hungry for change and believe in our promise to make life affordable again. What we witnessed in Sokoto is only the beginning." Political parties in Nigeria have increasingly been taking internal issues to court.
但就目前而言，选举委员会已发布了最终候选人名单，阿布巴卡尔将代表非洲民主大会党参选，前里弗斯州州长罗蒂米·阿马奇为其竞选搭档。
But as it stands, the electoral commission has issued its final list of candidates and Abubakar is on the ticket for the ADC with former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi as his running mate.
非洲民主大会党被视为对蒂努总统最具威胁的反对力量。许多反对执政党全进步大会的有影响力政客已经投奔该党。
The ADC is seen as the most powerful opposition to President Tinubu. Many influential politicians opposed to the ruling All Progressives Congress have already defected to the party.
这起法律风波可能会使事情变得复杂——它可能会给数百名非洲民主大会党候选人带来不确定性，并引发关于谁才有权代表他们的疑问。
The legal saga could complicate things - it may cause uncertainty for hundreds of ADC candidates as well as raise questions over who has the authority to represent them.
但第七次竞选总统的阿布巴卡尔坚信问题能够得到解决，并呼吁支持者不要被分散注意力。
But Abubakar, who is running for the presidency for a seventh time, is confident the matter will be resolved and called on his supporters not to be distracted.
这位79岁的老人表示：“尼日利亚人理应从这场沉重的的生活成本危机中得到解脱。我们敦促支持者保持坚定，挨家挨户传递我们的信息，保持和平与专注。”
"Nigerians deserve relief from this crushing cost-of-living crisis. We urge our supporters to remain resolute, take our message from house to house and door to door, and stay peaceful and focused," the 79-year-old said.
另一位主要总统候选人、第二次参选的彼得·奥比表示，他对高等法院周四的裁决感到震惊。他在社交平台X上发表了一份题为《不要破坏民主》的声明。
Peter Obi - the other main presidential candidate, who is on the ballot for a second time - has said he is shocked by Thursday's high court ruling. He released a statement on X with the heading "Do not undermine democracy".
现年65的他接着表示：“我的关切是，在大选前三个月，拥有确定性才符合公众利益。”
The 65-year-old went on to say: "My concern is that three months before a general election, it is in the public interest to have certainty.
奥比曾短暂加入非洲民主大会党，但在今年早些时候退党并加入了尼日利亚民主大会党（NDC），部分原因是非洲民主大会党内部的法律纷争。
Obi had briefly joined the ADC before leaving earlier this year to join the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) - in part because of the legal challenges within the ADC.
他说：“在西非军人统治不断侵蚀的背景下，尼日利亚民主的延续应该增强我们保护反对派政治、而不是铲除反对党的决心。”
"The sustenance of democracy in Nigeria, in the midst of encroaching military rule in West Africa, should strengthen our resolve to protect opposition politics and not stamp out opposition parties," he said.
尼日利亚民主大会党候选人表示，若当选总统，他将确保反对党的存在得到尊重。
The NDC's candidate said that, as president, he would ensure that the existence of opposition parties would be respected.
“现在是通过允许反对派蓬勃发展来巩固我们民主的时候了。”获取更多非洲大陆新闻，请访问。
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