The Federal High Court in Abuja has refused to grant an application seeking to stop David Mark-led leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) pending the hearing of the substantive suit.
Justice Emeka Nwite refused the three prayers sought in the ex parte motion filed by Mr Nafiu-Bala Gombe, a former Deputy National Chairman of ADC, and moved by his lawyer, Michael Agber.
Rather, the judge directed Mr Gombe, the plaintiff in the suit, to put all the defendants on notice to show cause why the motion should not be granted and adjourned the matter till September 15 for the defendants to show cause.
The ruling was delivered on September 4 and the certified true copy of the order made available to Newsmen on Thursday.
While the former Senate President, David Mark, is the current national chairman of the ADC, the ex-Osun state Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, is the national secretary of the party.
Gombe, in the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1819/2025, had sued ADC, Sen. Mark, Aregbesola, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Chief Ralph Nwosu as 1st to 5th defendants respectively.
In the ex-parte motion dated and filed on September 2, the plaintiff sought an order of interim injunction restraining the 4th defendant (INEC) from recognising the 2nd (Mark) and 3rd (Aregbesola) defendants as the national chairman and national secretary of the 1st defendant (ADC) pending the hearing of the motion on notice.
He also sought an order of interim injunction restraining the 2nd and 3rd defendants and their cohorts from parading themselves as National Chairman and National Secretary of the 1st defendant, pending hearing in the motion on notice already filed and served in the matter.
He sought an order restraining the 4th defendant/ respondent from recognising and or dealing with the 2nd and 3rd defendants.
