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Nigeria: Worried About Likely Exclusion From 2027, ADC Requests Supreme Court to Give Timely Judgement
A five-member panel will rule on whether the party leadership dispute is an internal matter and whether INEC can recognize rival factions.
- The Supreme Court of Nigeria will deliver judgments on Thursday, April 30, 2026, in political appeals concerning leadership disputes in the African Democratic Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party . The ADC case is scheduled for 2 p.m.
- Following a lower court ruling, the Independent National Electoral Commission withdrew recognition of the David Mark-led leadership of the ADC, leaving the party without officially recognized officials despite its registered status.
- ADC counsel Shaibu Enejoh Aruwa petitioned the Chief Justice of Nigeria on Tuesday, warning the party "stands the grave and irreversible risk of being excluded from participating in the 2027 General Election" without swift judgment.
- A five-member panel led by Justice Mohammed Garba heard both appeals on April 22, 2026, and reserved judgment pending Thursday's ruling to resolve the internal party conflicts affecting both organizations.
- In the PDP case, appellants seek to validate the party's national convention held in Ibadan, Oyo State, on November 15, 2025, after lower courts nullified the event. The ruling will affect both parties' 2027 election preparations.
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Supreme Court fixes Thursday for judgement on ADC...
The Supreme Court has fixed Thursday, April 30, for judgment in the leadership dispute rocking the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC). The apex court had reserved judgement in the case, prompting the opposition party to petition the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) that time was not on its side. However, on Wednesday, the apex court announced that the judgement would be delivered by 2pm, on Thursday. A five-member panel of the apex court…
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