Court Refuses To Stop Mark, Aregbesola From Assuming Role As ADC Leaders
The Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected an application by one Nafiu-Bala Gombe, seeking an interim order stopping David Mark-led leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Gombe, a former Deputy National Chairman of ADC, had approached the court in the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1819/2025, and had sued ADC, Sen. Mark, Aregbesola, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and Chief Ralph Nwosu as 1st to 5th defendants respectively.
In the ex parte motion dated and filed on Sept. 2, the plaintiff sought an order of interim injunction restraining the 4th defendant (INEC) from recognising the 2nd (Mark) and 3rd (Aregbesola) defendants as the national chairman and national secretary of the 1st defendant (ADC) pending the hearing of the motion on notice.
But the trial judge, Emeka Nwite, refused the three prayers sought in the ex parte motion moved by Gombe’s lawyer, Michael Agber.
According to a statement by the spokesperson of ADC, Bolaji Abdullahi, the trial judge, instead, directed Gombe to put all the defendants on notice to show cause why the motion should not be granted.
The judge then adjourned the matter until 15 September for the defendants to show cause.
Olamilekan Adigun is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience in journalism embedded in uncovering human interest stories. He also prioritises accuracy and factual reportage of issues.
