By BAYO ONANUGA
I asked AI and Google to explain the meanings of the Latin terms. Here is the explanation that I got: Status quo ante bellum means “the state existing before the war”. It is used in treaties and diplomacy to describe a peace settlement in which neither side gains or loses territory, power, or economic rights, effectively restoring the political and geographical conditions that existed before the conflict began.
Status quo: The current state of affairs.
Status quo ante or status quo ante bellum: The state of affairs prior to a specific event.
For example, Russia and the United States are now trying to maintain the status quo about their nuclear arsenals. To maintain the status quo is to keep things as they are.
The related phrase status quo ante, literally ‘the status before’, refers to the state of affairs that existed previously.
In the case between Nafiu Gombe versus ADC, David Mark, and Rauf Aregbesola, ‘status quo ante bellum’ means reverting to the ADC as it existed before Ralph Nwoye sold the party to Abubakar Atiku to serve as an SPV for the 2027 election. According to reports, Gombe claims he is still the vice chairman of the ADC, that he never resigned, and that he ought to have become the automatic chairman following the resignation of the party’s longest-serving chairman, Nwoye. The ADC should stop blaming President Tinubu, INEC for its self inflicted woes.
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