Supreme Court affirms David Mark as ADC national chairman

The Supreme Court has affirmed David Mark arsenic the National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress, ADC.

The apex tribunal gave the judgement connected Thursday successful 1 of the landmark rulings that volition signifier the 2027 wide election.

The apex court, successful a unanimous determination by a five-member sheet headed by Justice Mohammed Lawal Garba, held that the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal acted beyond its jurisdiction by unilaterally issuing an bid aft it had already dismissed a lawsuit that was brought earlier it by 1 of the factions.

“The directive of the Court of Appeal to support presumption quo ante bellum is simply a preservatory order, wrongly made successful this case,” the Supreme Court said successful the judgment.

It held that the entreaty that was filed earlier it by David Mark succeeded successful part, adjacent arsenic it dismissed the facet that challenged an ex parte bid the Federal High Court made for work of processes successful the suit filed by aggrieved members of the party.

The apex tribunal directed the factions to instrumentality to the proceedings tribunal for continuation of proceeding of the case.

DAILY POST reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had earlier derecognized the executives of the ADC led by David Mark, citing a tribunal judgement by the Court of Appeal.

Supreme Court affirms David...