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The David Mark-led leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has approached the Federal High Court, Abuja, to reverse the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The names of Mark and former Osun State governor, Rauf Aregbesola, as ADC (National Chairman and National Secretary, respectively from its official portal on April 1.
Mark urged Justice Emeka Nwite to grant an order of mandatory injunction setting aside INEC’s refusal to attend or monitor the ADC’s congresses or convention, pending the hearing and determination of the instant suit.
He equally sought an order of mandatory injunction directing INEC to forthwith restore and maintain the names of all ADC’s National Working Committee (NWC) in its records and portal, prior to the institution of the suit, and pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit.
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The motion on notice, dated and filed on April 7 was filed by Mark’s new lawyer, Sulaiman Usman (SAN).
The motion on notice was in reaction to the March 12 Court of Appeal’s judgment in a suit filed by Nafiu Bala Gombe.
The motion, which sought three reliefs, was brought pursuant to Order 26, Rules 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the Federal High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2019; the inherent jurisdiction of the court and under the equitable jurisdiction of the court to grant injunctive reliefs.
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