ADC’s fortunes in limbo: A-Court affirms order barring INEC from recognising Mark’s leadership
***Awards N10m cost against party ***Judgment won’t affect ADC candidates, party insists ***Atiku heads to S’Court, alleges forged INEC documents over ‘fake’ nomination upload By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, Omeiza Ajayi & Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — In a split decision of two-to-one, the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja yesterday affirmed the judgment restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from recognising or participating in any state congresses organised by committees appointed by the Senator David Mark-led caretaker leadership of African Democratic Congress, ADC.
Appeal Court judgment won’t affect ADC candidates, party insists Reacting to the judgment, African Democratic Congress, ADC, insisted it would not affect candidates produced through the party’s direct primaries.
Recall that the High Court had, in its judgment, held that the four-year tenure of the ADC’s State Working Committees and State Executive Committees remain valid and subsisting, pending conduct of properly constituted congresses and the convocation of a national convention.
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