David Mark-led ADC faction asks Federal High Court to order INEC to restore party leaders' names
The Facts
- A David Mark-led faction of the African Democratic Congress filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja against INEC.
- The suit is identified as FHC/ABJ/CS/1819/2025.
- The case followed INEC's April 1 removal of David Mark and Rauf Aregbesola from its official portal or website as ADC national chairman and national secretary.
- The court filings seek a mandatory injunction directing INEC to restore the names of the ADC National Working Committee members in its records.
- The motion on notice was dated April 7.
- The application was filed by counsel to David Mark, Sulaiman Usman, SAN.
- The filings also ask the court to set aside INEC's refusal to attend or monitor ADC congresses or convention pending determination of the suit.
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What exactly is the ADC faction asking the court to do?
The filings ask the Federal High Court to issue a mandatory injunction directing INEC to restore the names of David Mark, Rauf Aregbesola, and other ADC National Working Committee members to the commission's records, and to set aside the removal decision Punch Newspapers,Vanguard,Blueprint Newspaper….
What triggered the lawsuit?
The suit was filed after INEC removed the names of David Mark and Rauf Aregbesola from its portal on April 1 as ADC national chairman and national secretary, respectively Punch Newspapers,Latest Nigeria News…,OsunDefender.
Does the case involve anything beyond the names on INEC's portal?
Yes. The filings also challenge INEC's refusal to attend or monitor the ADC's congresses or convention while the dispute is before the court Vanguard,Channels Television,PUO REPORTS.
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