ADC crisis: Court adjourns suit against Ireti Kingibe till June 9

The Federal High Court successful Abuja connected Monday adjourned a suit seeking to halt Senator l Ireti Kingibe from parading herself arsenic subordinate of African Democratic Congress, ADC.

The suit was adjourned to June 9, 2026, for hearing.

Justice Peter Lifu fixed the day pursuing an exertion for adjournment by counsel for the plaintiffs, I. G. Ogugwa.

Ogugwa, who said the substance was not a pre-election lawsuit soon erstwhile it was called for hearing, prayed the tribunal for a longer date.

DAILY POST reports that Justice Lifu had, connected April 2, 2026, refused to assistance an exertion seeking an interim bid restraining Kingibe from parading herself arsenic an ADC member.

The judge, successful a ruling, alternatively ordered the plaintiffs successful the suit to enactment Kingibe, who presently represents the FCT astatine the Senate, connected announcement to amusement origin wherefore the reliefs sought should not beryllium granted.

He past adjourned the substance until April 20, 2026, for proceeding of each pending applications, including a preliminary objection filed by counsel to the lawmaker, Marshall Abubakar.

Two enforcement members of the ADC successful Wuse Ward, Abuja, had sued Kingibe arsenic sole defendant.

The plaintiffs; Mr Okezuo Kanayo, Chairman of ADC, Wuse Ward, and his Secretary, Mr Isaiah Sameul, had filed the ex-parte question done their lawyer, Kolawole Olowookere, SAN.

In the motion, dated March 17, 2026, and filed aforesaid day, the ...