ADC: Court announces new date for Nafiu Bala’s suit against Mark, Aregbesola

Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court successful Abuja has fixed June 3 for proceeding successful a suit filed by Nafiu-Bala Gombe, seeking to halt David Mark and others from parading themselves arsenic leaders of the African Democratic Congress, ADC.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria, proceeding notices person since been issued and served connected lawyers to the parties successful the suit.

The case, filed by the aggrieved erstwhile National Deputy Chairman of ADC, was earlier earlier Justice Emeka Nwite of a sister court.

The substance was, however, reassigned to Justice Lifu, pursuing Justice Nwite’s caller elevation to the Court of Appeal.

The National Judicial Council, NJC, astatine its 111th gathering connected May 13, had recommended the assignment of 12 caller justices of the Court of Appeal, including Justice Nwite, to President Bola Tinubu for approval.

Gombe, successful the suit, is seeking an bid restraining ADC National Chairman, Mark, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, the National Secretary, and members of the interim National Working Committee, NWC, from parading themselves arsenic the party’s leaders.

He had argued that the emergence of Mark, Aregbesola and different NWC members arsenic party’s leaders breached the provisions of the party’s constitution and the Electoral Act.

Gombe had sued ADC, Mark, Aregbesola, Independent...