Ogona Anita
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced a freeze on all activities of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and ordered the removal of the party’s current National Working Committee (NWC) led by Senator David Mark from its portal, in compliance with a Court of Appeal ruling.
In a statement issued Wednesday, National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Kudu Haruna, said the Commission took the decision after reviewing the judgment in Appeal No. CA/ABJ/145/2026 and ongoing legal disputes over the party’s leadership.
The Commission resolved to maintain the status quo ante bellum as directed by the Court of Appeal based on the facts and position of the parties existing before 2nd September 2025, when the case was filed,” Haruna stated.
INEC disclosed that it had received conflicting legal communications from parties involved in the dispute. While a letter from Suleiman Usman SAN & Co. urged the Commission not to recognise Mr. Nafiu Bala Gombe as Acting National Chairman due to a pending suit at the Federal High Court, another letter from Summit Law Chambers, representing Gombe, demanded enforcement of the Court of Appeal judgment.
The latter requested, among other actions, that INEC cease recognition of Senator David Mark and Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola as National Chairman and National Secretary of the party, respectively, and remove their names from its records.
