{"id":802,"date":"2026-07-09T09:08:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T09:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kufmtv.net\/?p=802"},"modified":"2026-07-09T09:08:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T09:08:15","slug":"court-affirms-mark-led-leadership-of-adc-dismisses-abejides-suit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kufmtv.net\/index.php\/2026\/07\/09\/court-affirms-mark-led-leadership-of-adc-dismisses-abejides-suit\/","title":{"rendered":"COURT AFFIRMS MARK-LED LEADERSHIP OF ADC, DISMISSES ABEJIDE\u2019S SUIT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Federal High Court in Abuja has affirmed Senator David Mark-led leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Justice Musa Liman, in a judgment, also dismissed the suit filed by Hon. Leke Abejide challenging Mark and Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola as National Chairman and National Secretary of the party for lacking in merit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Justice Liman upheld the preliminary objections filed by ADC, Chief Ralph Nwosu, Mark and Aregbesola, which challenged Abejide\u2019s suit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The judge held that the court lacked the jurisdiction to dabble into the internal affairs of ADC, as the suit was non-justiciable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also held that Abejide lacked the legal right to have instituted the suit, having failed to show to the court that his rights had been violated in any way as a result of the emergence of Mark-led leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He equally held that Abejide, who is a member of the House of Representatives, failed to explore the party\u2019s internal mechanism for dispute resolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Justice Liman also resolved the three issues in the substantive suit in favour of the defendants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He held that the handing over of the leadership of the party by Nwosu to Mark did not violate the provisions of the party\u2019s constitution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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