US EditionNigeria: Court Bars INEC From Recognising Adc Congresses Conducted By Mark-Led Leadership
The court said only duly elected party structures may organise state congresses and upheld the tenure of state executives.
- On Wednesday, the Federal High Court in Abuja restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission from recognizing congresses organized by the African Democratic Congress leadership, barring former Senate President David Mark from interfering with state executive committees.
- Norman Obinna and others filed an originating summons on behalf of ADC state chairpersons, challenging the interim national leadership's appointment of a committee to organize state congresses without constitutional authority.
- Justice Abdulmalik ruled the procedure, including the appointment of a "congress committee," was not recognized by the ADC Constitution, stating she found "the issue in the originating summons meritorious."
- The court invalidated the disputed appointment, affirmed the tenure of state executive committees, and barred Mark and other defendants from organizing unauthorized congresses outside ADC Constitution provisions.
- This ruling marks a significant development in the ADC's ongoing leadership crisis, with implications for control of party structures as the Supreme Court prepares to issue a crucial judgment soon.
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Kemi Filani NewsCourt bars INEC from recognising ADC congresses
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising or participating in any congress organised by the leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). In a judgment delivered by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, the court also barred former Senate President, David Mark, and other senior figures in the party from interfering with the functions and tenure of duly elected s…
Nigeria: Court Bars INEC From Recognising Adc Congresses Conducted By Mark-Led Leadership
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising or participating in any congress organised by a disputed caretaker leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
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Pat Stevens/ A major legal blow has struck the African Democratic Congress after a Federal High Court in Abuja restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission from recognising or participating in any congress organised by the disputed caretaker leadership of the party. In a judgment delivered on Wednesday, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik went further to bar David […] Source Related posts: Rivers Emergency, Supreme Court Ruling and Limits of P…
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