Appeal Court upholds judgment barring INEC from recognising ADC congresses organised by Mark-led executives
READ ALSO: Court affirms David Mark-led ADC leadership NAN reports that Federal High Court Judge Abdulmalik on April 29 held that neither the 1999 Constitution, as amended, nor the Constitution of the ADC empowered the caretaker/interim National Working Committee led by Mark to appoint committees for the purpose of conducting state congresses.
The Federal High Court had, in its judgement, held that the four-year tenure of the ADC’s State Working Committees and State Executive Committees remained valid and subsisting, pending the conduct of properly constituted congresses and the convocation of a national convention.
In a 2-1 judgement of its three-member panel, the Court of Appeal held that it found no reason to set aside the restraining order the Federal High Court in Abuja had issued against the Mr Mark-led ADC on 29 April.
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