By MBACHU GODWIN, Abuja
African Democratic Congress, ADC has written to the Chief Justice of The Supreme Court , to expedite ruling on the matter before it bothering on the party’s internal leadership dispute.
The party in it’s letter dated 28th, April ,2026, through it’s lawyers S. E. ARUWA, SAN & CO, tittlef ” A passionate apeel for the timely delivery of judgement on the above mentioned appeal to avoid the impending irreparable harm to constitutional right of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, to participate in the 2027 general election” said the appeal was to seek the apex court intervention for timely delivery of f judgement.
The letter reads “The Honourable, the Chief Justice of Nigeria
Supreme Court of Nigeria
Three Arms Zone,
Abuja, FCT
Your Lordship,
RE: SUIT NO: SC/CV/180/2026: Senator David MarK
-v-Hon. Nafiu Bala Gombe & 4 Ors
“We are Counsel to the African Democratic Congress, ADC, the 2nd Respondent in the above mentioned Appeal.
My Lord, this appeal was graciously heard expeditiously on the 22nd April, 2026 and judgment was thereafter reserved to a date to be communicated by the court.
However, My Lord, we are most respectfully constrained to request for my Lord’s kind intervention and directive in ensuring that the judgment is rendered timeously having regard that INEC the 4th Respondent in the said Appeal purportedly, acting pursuant to the judgment of the lower court in
Appeal No: CA/ABJ/145/2026 acted to remove or de-recognize the leadership of the African Democratic Congress, ADC leaving the ADC without leadership at the moment even though the ADC remains a recognized registered political party in Nigeria. My Lord, we also respectfully draw Your Lordship’s attention to the INEC Timetable for the 2027 General Elections and the activities in readiness which have already commenced.
Your Lordship’s would find attached copies of the INEC Press Release de-recognizing the leadership of ADC and the Revised INEC Timetable for the 2027 General Elections.
“My Lord, the ADC’s ability to comply with these statutory requirements to participate in the 2027 General Elections is wholly dependent on the timely delivery of the judgment in the instant Appeal. Without the delivery of judgment within the next three days from the date of this letter, the ADC stands the grave and irreversible risk of being excluded from participating in the 2027 General Elections. This would disenfranchise millions of Nigerians who have subscribed to the ideals of the ADC and deny them their constitutional right to freely associate and contest elections through a political party of their choice.
“My Lord, we are mindful of the enormous responsibilities and workload of this Honourable Court. We are equally aware that justice delayed, in this peculiar circumstance, would amount to justice denied. The entire political future of our client and the legitimate expectations of its members nationwide now hangs in the balance.
We thank Your Lordships as we look forward for Your Lordships kind intervention”
