Again, ADC chieftain drags NJC, Chief Judge, Abdulmalik to court over alleged corruption, bias

A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Nkemakolam Ukandu, has dragged the National Judicial Council, NJC, the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, and a justice of the Abuja part of the FHC, Joyce Abdulmalik, to tribunal implicit allegations bordering connected corruption and bias successful respect of an ADC lawsuit astatine the Federal High Court, Abuja.

Ukandu, who is the National Welfare Secretary of the ADC, is specifically seeking, done the suit instituted successful Abuja, an bid directing the NJC, the 1st defendant, to analyse Justices Tsoho and Abdulmalik, who are the 2nd and 3rd defendants respectively, implicit alleged corruption and manifest bias successful the proceeding of a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1331/2025 betwixt Hon. Dumebi Kachikwu and 4 others, and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and 5 others.

The plaintiff, successful the suit dated and filed March 3, is besides seeking an bid of injunction restraining Justice Abdulmalik from continuing to preside implicit the aforementioned suit, pending the proceeding and determination of the plaintiff’s petition to the NJC.

In addition, Ukandu is seeking different bid directing Abdulmalik to recuse herself from the suit “on gr...