Thursday September 11, 2025
By TheNewsDESK |
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has refuted the claim that the Federal High Court in Abuja issued any order restraining Senator David Mark and Rauf Aregbesola from acting as the party’s National Chairman and National Secretary.
It said that the court presided over by Justice Emeka Nwite, in its ruling on September 4, 2025, refused the ex parte application filed by Nafiu Gombe and instead ordered that the defendants be put on notice, appear to show cause why the application should not be granted, and adjourned the matter to September 15, 2025.
“Instead, the Honourable Court refused the ex parte application brought by Nafiu Bala Gombe and directed that the matter proceed with due process,” it said in the statement by its spokesperson, Bolaji Abdullahi, today.
“The ruling, delivered by Justice Emeka Nwite on September 4, 2025, clearly stated the following four orders: that the plaintiff/applicant’s application dated and filed on September 2, 2025, is refused; that the plaintiff/applicant is hereby directed to put the Defendants on notice; that the defendants/respondents are ordered to appear before this honourable court to show cause why the application should not be granted; that the case is adjourned to September 15, 2025, for the defendants/respondents to show cause,” the statement added.
The ADC also accused those against the recognition of the Mark-led leadership of the party of resorting to desperation.
It said, “Having failed to stop INEC from acknowledging the leadership change in ADC, the political Jobbers are now resorting to fake news. This goes to show that these agents of destablisation will stop at nothing, including misrepresenting court rulings, in their desperate efforts to sow confusion and further undermine opposition parties.”