Supreme Court fixes April 22 for hearing in ADC leadership dispute

The Supreme Court has fixed April 22 for the proceeding of an entreaty filed by the National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), David Mark, successful the ongoing enactment quality wrong the party.

The lawsuit is an entreaty arising from a suit filed by Nafiu Bala, a erstwhile lawman nationalist president of the party.

A five-member sheet of justices of the apex court, led by Justice Lawal Garba, fixed the day aft each parties successful the substance adopted their processes.

In the entreaty marked SC/CV/180/2026, Mark, a erstwhile Senate President, is seeking an bid staying the execution of the Court of Appeal judgement delivered connected March 12, which dismissed his earlier appeal.

The Court of Appeal had ruled against Mark successful narration to the interior enactment situation of the ADC, efficaciously upholding a little tribunal decision.

Mark had earlier challenged a September 4, 2025, ruling of the Federal High Court successful Abuja, delivered by Justice Emeka Nwite, which declined to assistance definite injunctive reliefs sought successful an ex parte exertion filed by Nafiu Bala Gombe, a enactment chieftain.

However, successful its judgement successful entreaty CA/ABJ/CV/145/2026, a three-member sheet of the Court of Appeal, led by Just...