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The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has assembled a team of 97 lawyers to challenge what it describes as the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s ‘fake lawsuit’ against its interim leadership, including former Senate President David Mark and former Minister Rauf Aregbesola.

The legal team, led by Barrister Mohammed Sheriff, made this known in Abuja on Tuesday, accusing the ruling APC of filing a suit using the names of individuals who are not members of the ADC.

This development follows a stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja between Senator Mark, who is now the ADC’s Interim National Chairman, and the party’s Kogi State chapter.

‘We Are Equal Stakeholders’
At the meeting, Mark assured Nigerians that under his leadership, the ADC would operate with total transparency and would not favour any presidential aspirant.

“I don’t own this party more than any other member… All Nigerians must come together and take ownership of the ADC,” he said.

He urged party members to set aside their differences and focus on building a united political force, warning that Nigeria’s democracy could fail if citizens remained passive.

The ADC chairman also criticised the APC, saying the ruling party should focus on fixing its own policy failures rather than targeting individuals.

“If they admitted that insecurity was bad and promised to improve it but instead made it worse, should Nigerians continue to support them? The answer is no,” he said.

APC Accused of ‘Machiavellian Politics’
The ADC alleged that the APC had fabricated names in its lawsuit against the party’s interim leadership.

According to the ADC, investigations showed that the supposed plaintiffs in the suit were not registered members of the party in either Kogi or Nasarawa State.


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“It smacks of desperation that a party entrusted with leading 200 million Nigerians would engage in such dishonesty,” the party said.

Mark used the occasion to call for national unity and encouraged Nigerians to support the ADC’s vision of a reformed and people-centred democracy.

“Let us work together to rebuild this nation for future generations,” he urged.

Barrister Sheriff, head of the ADC’s national legal support team, confirmed that 97 lawyers had volunteered to take up the case.

yarimo:
Hijackers will soon blame president TINUBU for this again, after knowing fully the real owner of ADC are not part of any unfortunate coalition.

seunmsg:
Why do you need 97 lawyers to defend a fake lawsuit? That’s quite ironic to me. Shows they are scared of something somewhere.

LagosOrigin:
ADC has come to stay Gidigba

Nigerians are solidly behind this great party and come 2027, Tinubu will be sent packing back to Lagos . He has failed .

NgeneUkwenu:
97 Aboki lawyers? Where were they, when some group when some group avaricious and hungry politicians woke up one morning and declare these Interim Leadership Of A Political Party there were never members?? Without NEC, NWC meeting or even a party convention? Are they not simply political thieves??

NgeneUkwenu:
97 Aboki lawyers? Where were they, when some group when some group avaricious and hungry politicians woke up one morning and declare these Interim Leadership Of A Political Party there were never members?? Without NEC, NWC meeting or even a party convention? Are they not simply political thieves??

Tinubuadvocate:
Odin cry cry boy Aka Yoruba must contest Tinubu must win the election first and many more like that you...You will still cry again this time.

destinychildolu:
Ralph Nwosu is the founder of the party. So which real owners are you talking about?

Ofunaofu:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/07/97-lawyers-line-up-to-defend-adc-mark-aregbesola-against-apcs-fake-lawsuit/

seunmsg:
Why do you need 97 lawyers to defend a fake lawsuit? That’s quite ironic to me. Shows they are scared of something somewhere.

NgeneUkwenu:
97 Aboki lawyers? Where were they, when some group when some group avaricious and hungry politicians woke up one morning and declare these Interim Leadership Of A Political Party there were never members?? Without NEC, NWC meeting or even a party convention? Are they not simply political thieves??

LagosOrigin:
ADC has come to stay Gidigba

Nigerians are solidly behind this great party and come 2027, Tinubu will be sent packing back to Lagos . He has failed .

Ofunaofu:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/07/97-lawyers-line-up-to-defend-adc-mark-aregbesola-against-apcs-fake-lawsuit/

NgeneUkwenu:
97 Aboki lawyers? Where were they, when some group when some group avaricious and hungry politicians woke up one morning and declare these Interim Leadership Of A Political Party there were never members?? Without NEC, NWC meeting or even a party convention? Are they not simply political thieves??

yarimo:
you will know from INEC very soon, hijackers everywhere no wonder they refused to resign from their party to join ADC they all know their is problem on ground