Court adjourns to June 8 for hearing of suit challenging ADC interim leadership

A Federal High Court successful Abuja has fixed June 8 for proceeding a lawsuit challenging the assignment of the interim enactment of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), headed by erstwhile Senate President David Mark.

Justice Peter Lifu adjourned the substance aft the plaintiff’s lawyer, Robert Emukpoeruo, requested much clip owed to the lack of lawyers representing parties seeking to articulation the case.

The suit was filed by Nafiu-Bala Gombe, who is contesting the legality of the party’s existent enactment arrangement.

During Wednesday’s proceedings, lone the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and parties seeking to articulation the lawsuit were absent. The tribunal confirmed that INEC had received proceeding notices, portion those seeking the joinder had not yet been served.

Counsel for the ADC, Shaibu Aruwa, urged the tribunal to let the funny parties to explicate wherefore they should beryllium included successful the case. He noted that issues involving them had already arisen successful earlier proceedings earlier the erstwhile proceedings judge, Emeka Nwite.

In response, Emukpoeruo reminded the tribunal that some the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court had ordered that the substance beryllium handled expeditiously...