The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has taken legal action against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at the Federal High Court in Abuja, demanding the reinstatement of David Mark and Rauf Aregbesola as its National Chairman and National Secretary.
The lawsuit, filed as FHC/ABJ/CS/1819/2025, comes after INEC removed their names and those of other National Working Committee members from its official portal on April 1.
In a motion dated April 7, legal counsel to Mark, Sulaiman Usman, asked the court to issue a mandatory injunction compelling INEC to return the party’s leadership list to its previous state pending the outcome of the case.
The application is anchored on provisions of the Federal High Court’s procedural rules and seeks to overturn INEC’s actions, including the deletion of the leadership records and its alleged refusal to supervise the party’s congresses or convention.
Among the reliefs sought is an order directing INEC to immediately restore and maintain the names of Mark, Aregbesola, and other National Executive Committee members as they were before the dispute.
The party also requested that the court bar INEC from making any further alterations to its leadership records or recognising rival claims until the matter is fully resolved.
The legal battle stems from a March 12 judgment by the Court of Appeal in a leadership dispute initiated by former Deputy National Chairman, Nafiu Gombe, before Justice James Omotosho.
In a supporting affidavit, Usman argued that the appellate court had instructed all parties to maintain the status quo ante bellum, describing it as the last uncontested leadership arrangement before the crisis began.
