Three members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) have filed a lawsuit at the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking to remove Senator David Mark and other interim leaders from their positions in the party.
The plaintiffs—Adeyemi Emmanuel, Ayodeji Victor Tolu, and Haruna Ismaila—argue that Mark’s appointment as Interim National Chairman, along with Rauf Aregbesola as Interim National Secretary and Bolaji Abdullahi as Interim National Publicity Secretary, violates the ADC constitution and a prior court judgment.
They also question whether interim leadership roles exist within the ADC since it is not a newly formed party, arguing that former National Chairman Ralph Nwosu lacked the legal authority to dissolve the previous structure without a national convention or NEC resolution.
The suit asks the court to declare the current interim leadership unlawful and unconstitutional, while also questioning if INEC should legally recognise the new leaders.
No hearing date has been fixed yet for the case, which comes as the ADC’s structure is being repositioned to align with a coalition backing former Vice President Atiku Abubakar ahead of the 2027 elections.