Court sets may 19 for hearing of Sokoto ADC leadership dispute

A Federal High Court sitting successful Sokoto has adjourned the proceeding of a suit challenging the enactment of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, successful the authorities to May 19, 2026.

The court, presided implicit by Justice Ahmad Gama Mahmud, fixed the day on Friday after proceeding an exertion seeking accelerated proceeding of the substance owed to the urgency of the party’s interior predetermination timetable.

The suit, filed by Umar Faruk and 3 others, is challenging the enactment operation of the ADC successful Sokoto State and seeking to find the rightful executives of the party.

Lead counsel to the plaintiffs, Mathew Burkaa, SAN, told the tribunal that the quality centres connected the power of the party’s authorities chapter, peculiarly the positions of president and secretary.

According to him, the plaintiffs are contesting the claims of the defendants, who presently inhabit the said positions, insisting that they stay the morganatic leaders of the enactment successful the state.

“That is the crux of the substance earlier this court,” Burkaa said, maintaining that his clients were duly elected and recognised arsenic the authentic authorities enactment of the ADC successful Sokoto.

He besides told the tribunal that the...