The faction of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) led by former Senate President David Mark has formally urged the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, to facilitate the timely delivery of judgment in the party’s lingering leadership dispute currently before the Supreme Court .
In a letter dated April 28, 2026, the party’s counsel, Shuaibu E. Aruwa (SAN), warned that continued delay could jeopardise the ADC’s participation in the 2027 general elections .
CDA News Nigeria gathered that the Supreme Court had, on April 22, 2026, heard arguments in the appeal marked SC/CV/180/2026 and subsequently reserved judgment . The five-member panel, led by Justice Mohammed Garba, is yet to announce a delivery date.
However, the Mark-led faction warned that unless the apex court delivers judgment within the next three days, the ADC faces a “grave and irreversible risk of being excluded from participating in the 2027 General Elections” . The lawyers argued that the party’s ability to meet statutory obligations is directly tied to the outcome of the appeal .
CDA News Nigeria reports that the party drew the CJN’s attention to actions by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), which, acting on a lower court ruling, de-recognised the ADC leadership and removed it from official records . This has left the party without a recognised leadership structure even as a registered political entity.
“In the absence of a recognized leadership, the ADC cannot lawfully conduct its primary elections or submit the names of candidates for the 2027 polls,” the petition noted .
Millions Face Disenfranchisement
Mark is contesting the March 12, 2026 decision of the Court of Appeal, which directed all parties to maintain the status quo ante bellum in a suit filed by the rival faction led by Hon. Nafiu Bala Gombe . He argues that the appellate court overstepped its bounds by intervening in the internal affairs of a political party.
The party maintained that a delay in judgment would disenfranchise millions of Nigerians subscribed to the ADC .
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