₦airaland Forum

Tenses:
Let it be on record that democracy was truncated by a SW president.

A former SW president tried to go against the constitution to achieve a 3rd term ambition.

Imagine that it was the SE that did all these. Just imagine!!

Stop whipping up tribal sentiments. It is an ill wind that blows no one any good.

9jatriot:
How does all of these releases help these folks in ADC.... Did INEC ever say they did not recognize Mark, all they have said is that the court has told them no longer to recognize him and as a responsible organization they have obeyed. The real question should be, under what circumstances did they even recognize him in the first place?

If anything, this affidavit even proves that INEC was even on their side, contrary to all the bogus claims that INEC was trying to muscle them out of the election.

Instead of them to go and beg the Bala Gombe and tell him that they now accept him as leader and find a way to move forward, considering how little time they now have, they are doing court of social media, like how will this reinstate the hijacker chairman as party leader is what me have been trying to understand since morning.

For those who do not know, INEC so far does not even recognize even the other guy, all INEC has said is sort out your issues and go back to the court and let us know the outcome and we will recognize whoever you guys agree on.

You wrote long epistle only to continue DECEIVING your own very self.

Meanwhile, I took just one word from your meaningless sermon, They should go and beg tyrant that giving you stipend monthly to go every platform to write nonsense.

If indeed he knows he is popular, he should allow viable opposition to present candidate.


Before I go, pls desist from DECEIVING urself, it's dangerous for you own success.

9jatriot:
How does all of these releases help these folks in ADC.... Did INEC ever say they did not recognize Mark, all they have said is that the court has told them no longer to recognize him and as a responsible organization they have obeyed. The real question should be, under what circumstances did they even recognize him in the first place?

If anything, this affidavit even proves that INEC was even on their side, contrary to all the bogus claims that INEC was trying to muscle them out of the election.

Instead of them to go and beg the Bala Gombe and tell him that they now accept him as leader and find a way to move forward, considering how little time they now have, they are doing court of social media, like how will this reinstate the hijacker chairman as party leader is what me have been trying to understand since morning.

For those who do not know, INEC so far does not even recognize even the other guy, all INEC has said is sort out your issues and go back to the court and let us know the outcome and we will recognize whoever you guys agree on.

Bottom line is that Atiku and his ADC fellows need to sort out Bala quickly with whatever they agreed with him, just as Tinubu and APC have sorted out their structure of criminality with Wike.

iwaeda:
Wike Boasts Of Helping APC Use Judiciary To Kill Osun LG Funds Case, Warns Party Leaders Against Ingratitude

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has openly boasted that he assisted certain elements within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in deploying the judiciary to frustrate the Osun State local government allocation lawsuit.

In a video now circulating widely on social media and obtained by SaharaReporters, Wike made the claim while addressing a crowd in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

The former Rivers governor accused the APC National Secretary, Senator Ajibola Basiru, of benefitting from judicial actions against the Osun State Government without knowing those who did the work behind the scenes.

The suit in question led to the withholding of local government funds in Osun State, a development widely seen as targeting the administration of Governor Ademola Adeleke as opposition in the state.

Wike, who spoke angrily, suggested that the court action supporting the APC’s position against the Osun government did not happen by chance, boasting that powerful political forces worked quietly to ensure the outcome.

“Don’t take our support for Mr President for granted,” Wike warned, in an apparent message to APC leaders defending Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara. “You have to be careful about the statements you make. You have to be very careful.”

He accused Basiru of political ingratitude, claiming the APC was enjoying in Osun State without understanding who engineered their advantage.

“Today, you are enjoying in Osun. You don’t know those who did the work,” Wike said. “You are opening your mouth to talk about Rivers State.”

https://saharareporters.com/2026/01/08/wike-boasts-helping-apc-use-judiciary-kill-osun-lg-funds-case-warns-party-leaders

Minister Wike has warned the National Secretary of the APC, Ajibola Basiru to stay clear of Rivers State.
Lol 😆 https://t.co/sNKjJfb8qn pic.twitter.com/E9SgSwASil

— Emma ik Umeh (Tcee )🇳🇬 (@emmaikumeh) January 5, 2026

INEC can publish. It’s our court that stopped ADC. INEC can err. That’s why INEC had to update its record, to comply with court order.

No be ADC member carry case go court? Was it INEC?

Let ADC appeal on time. Where appealing May affect them, let them join another party quickly. They should commit their losses and move on.

I do not understand your question, sorry. Are you saying INEC should recognize Bala Gombe? I think that will also be wrong, because as at this moment he is also not the chairman of ADC.

Mitsurugi:
So what is hard for INEC to apply in parties returning to status quo ante bellum?

franchasng:
Your Federal High Court have no jurisdiction to meddle into political party's internal affairs as also affirmed by a a a Supreme Court ruling last year.


They were supposed not to even entertain Bala Gombe's case in the first place, they ought to have referred him back to ADC's NEC for internal resolution

A lot of you guys are so ignorant on this issue.

Why will the court not entertain Bala Gombe who's a bonafide ADC member case?

Only outsiders can't take the ADC to court. The Court, APC,PDP or any other person can't interfere in the internal affairs of ADC.

But if a member(Bala Gombe) of a political party, takes his political-party(ADC) to court, the Court will look into the case

9jatriot:
How does all of these releases help these folks in ADC.... Did INEC ever say they did not recognize Mark, all they have said is that the court has told them no longer to recognize him and as a responsible organization they have obeyed. The real question should be, under what circumstances did they even recognize him in the first place?

If anything, this affidavit even proves that INEC was even on their side, contrary to all the bogus claims that INEC was trying to muscle them out of the election.

Instead of them to go and beg the Bala Gombe and tell him that they now accept him as leader and find a way to move forward, considering how little time they now have, they are doing court of social media, like how will this reinstate the hijacker chairman as party leader is what me have been trying to understand since morning.

For those who do not know, INEC so far does not even recognize even the other guy, all INEC has said is sort out your issues and go back to the court and let us know the outcome and we will recognize whoever you guys agree on.

they will soon come and attack you now saying you are an APC agent . Instead of ADC and opposition brainstorming on how to quickly resolve the issue . Maybe they think the people will rise up and protest . If any politician thinks he or she can invite Nigerians , such politician should think twice because as it stands today Nigerians are fed up of all these politicians , be it APC , acd or adc

9jatriot:
Good, we are getting somewhere.

1. Is the bolded in the constitution of the ADC where the NEC can wake up one morning and remove a full exco unilaterally?
2. Only answer this one if you have successfully proven question 1. Is there any record of NEC dissolving the exco? what me I heard was that the Nwosu guy resigned and claimed that all the exco members resigned with him, I am not aware of the exco being dissolved, so you have to show me where and when this event took place.
3. Is there any past incident in the country where NEC can dissolve an exco?

Bode George even said it and was waiting for PDP NEC meeting to dissolve the NWC which Senator Anyanwu who was acting for Wike happens to be a member but Wike took the NEC to court asking court to prevent PDP's NEC from convening any meeting.


Wike knew that PDP NEC had the legal backing to dissolve the NWC and that would have been the end of Wike's journey in PDP so he hurriedly went to court to file a suit preventing PDP NEC from sitting to dissolve the NWC.


And the PDP NEC equally messed up because they ought to have went ahead to convene NEC emergency meeting and just notified INEC because the new electoral act stipulates that the party's NEC only need to notify INEC of their meeting, that it is not compulsory that INEC must attend. Though this amendment came this year during the electoral act review.

AMINDA:
What was the court order given? Show me where any court order told INEC to derecognise the leadership of the ADC and pronounce it leaderless. When has maintain status quo ever translated to derecognition? Was there ever a state where the ADC was leaderless?

INEC has legal team in their legal department. They have access to court judgments.

Once a competent court of jurisdiction gives verdict that could affect INEC’s duties, INEC will also check its electoral laws to know what’s the next step to take.

That’s what led INEC into removing those names.

Eyin omo yi. We mustn’t leave Nigeria for your generation to lead, otherwise people in Burundi will be better than you guys.

We need serious overhauling of our education system, especially private schools.

aworatak:
To think that the so called chairman of INEC who is a legal luminary allowed himself to be used cheaply.
The worst INEC chairman in history loading.

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The INEC chairman has not even spent up to 6months in office he is already been partial and supporting Tinubu and APC

It's a pity

seunmsg:
Once a court order is given, it must be complied with. It is not for you or anybody to come online and be disputing the validity of a court order.

I understand your mission is to help ADC spread disinformation and propaganda, we won’t allow you get away with it in this forum.


The affidavit in question is not a court order and it does not supersede the valid judgment of the Appeal Court that rightly halted the recognition of the David Mark’s faction. It is simply INEC’s response to the case filed by Bala Gombe. A court deposition is not a court judgement. It is the position INEC has presented to the court as a party to the case.

Now, the next thing is for David Mark to also make his own deposition and then the court will rule. Instead, he started a stalling process by appealing a simple motion on notice. The Appeal Court saw his intention and rightly gave those preservative order including an order of accelerated hearing. Instead, your David Mark opted to appeal to the Supreme Court and then paid folks like you to start spreading lies and blackmailing the president and INEC chairman.

Listen, propaganda won’t work. INEC will not be blackmailed into disobeying a valid court judgement. Status quo ante bellum will remain till the FHC rules on the matter. And if the David Mark’s faction loses, the election will hold without ADC and heaven will not fall.

The same Court you're hyping here granted Malami bail but what happened afterwards? Tinubu's people went behind and rearrested him. Should we say they obeyed the court order? Or court orders are only applied to some specific people?

Parachoko:
A lot of you guys are so ignorant on this issue.

Why will the court not entertain Bala Gombe who's a bonafide ADC member case?

Only outsiders can't take the ADC to court.

Supreme Court already ruled that courts should not meddle into political party's internal affairs and this issue in ADC is an internal party affair, so therefore no other court ought to entertain his case, they were supposed to throw it out with fine pointing Supreme Court ruling for him and his corrupt SANs!


I have been in similar court hearings where the Judge slammed the appellant with fine and also fined the legal counsel, that is what they ought to have done to Bala Gombe's case and not entertain it for hearing to start with.


It's clear that the Judiciary is acting on the interest of Nigeria's President and not being fair and just or following legality and constitution.

usmanpogo:
I don't think INEC can save them, why are they avoiding the FHC ?
I'm certain it would be a quick trial and all parties can move on.
Instead of prying on the emotions of the gullibles.

It is only David Mark and his lawyers that can answer that question o. Even fergie001 has refused to provide answer to the question. Every time i ask him, he skips the question conveniently. They have been making so much much about the legality of the takeover. Even INEC is supporting them. So, why not go before the FHC and settle this quickly?

This was before the court order,INEC obviously obeyed court order.

seunmsg:
It is only David Mark and his lawyers that can answer that question o. Even fergie001 has refused to provide answer to the question. Every time i ask him, he skips the question conveniently. They have been making so much much about the legality of the takeover. Even INEC is supporting them. So, why not go before the FHC and settle this quickly?

They know that the courts have been bought by Tinubu and his gang and no Nigerian court will give them a fair hearing but will rather rule in favour of Tinubu, you too know this.


All these issues happening in all major opposition parties are being sponsored by Presidency, you know this.


Who knew ADC before now?

They did it in LP, NNPP, PDP, SDP and now ADC, can't you see the same pattern or why are you guys so dishonest to even admit the obvious truth? It is well oh, history will remember this time, no wahala

Social media no be law court ooooo
Social media no be law court oooooo
Take this your evidence to the law court.
Na so obi and him people dey post results up and down social media
Dem reach court to proof they won the election come choke them.
ADC though with veteran political gladiators are behaving like
Political suckling.
Seeking social media appeal.
Lwa no dey work like that oooooo
You are calling on dialoguing with Nafiu, you are still posting shits up and down social media.

seunmsg:
Once a court order is given, it must be complied with. It is not for you or anybody to come online and be disputing the validity of a court order.

I understand your mission is to help ADC spread disinformation and propaganda, we won’t allow you get away with it in this forum.


The affidavit in question is not a court order and it does not supersede the valid judgment of the Appeal Court that rightly halted the recognition of the David Mark’s faction. It is simply INEC’s response to the case filed by Bala Gombe. A court deposition is not a court judgement. It is the position INEC has presented to the court as a party to the case.

Now, the next thing is for David Mark to also make his own deposition and then the court will rule. Instead, he started a stalling process by appealing a simple motion on notice. The Appeal Court saw his intention and rightly gave those preservative order including an order of accelerated hearing. Instead, your David Mark opted to appeal to the Supreme Court and then paid folks like you to start spreading lies and blackmailing the president and INEC chairman.

Listen, propaganda won’t work. INEC will not be blackmailed into disobeying a valid court judgement. Status quo ante bellum will remain till the FHC rules on the matter. And if the David Mark’s faction loses, the election will hold without ADC and heaven will not fall.

But when the court asked the terrorists party as ascribed by the Canadian government to release Nnamdi Kanu they didn't obey. Make una dey fear God oohhh.

ADC is not just serious.... I don't get why they are seeking public sentiments or emotion and stalling..... Call the hijackers to order and sort things among yourselves stop looking for who to blame for your own mess

Sannisege:
No be by affidavit. Were they eligible to be the party excos when a serving national vice chairman had not resigned? Even people that falsify their age get court affidavit to backup their claim. SO this your affidavit does not change the situation.

AMINDA:
Tinubu himself knows. They have done the simulations and all these are the last kicks of a dieing horse. Between now and 2027, they will keep resorting to many desperate and illegal acts to turn the tide but it is inevitable.

after the election this very moniker will varnish from Nairaland

Very good to see that many sensible and intelligent Nigerians are not falling for the sentimental mind games ADC politicians are trying to play . Instead of getting down to the hard work they are trying to prove nonsense .
They know they Algarve messed up but just trying to use INEC and APC as their excuse for messing up .
It is now obvious that without EL Rufai the opposition is dead on arrival ,even 1000 Atiku cannot even hold a merger together for even 2 months . EL Rufai hasn't spent up to 2.monthband the whole ADC and whole opposition platform has started crumbling like a pack of cards

FBIBOT:
ADC is not just serious.... I don't get why they are seeking public sentiments or emotion and stalling..... Call the hijackers to order and sort things among yourselves stop looking for who to blame for your own mess

Tenses:
Let it be on record that democracy was truncated by a SW president.

A former SW president tried to go against the constitution to achieve a 3rd term ambition.

Imagine that it was the SE that did all these. Just imagine!!

SE cannot produce president, stop imagining.

peleson1:
Just imagine the nonsense inec is doing?!
This is treasonable offence and Tinubu must resign

You never with your online wailing.? Online Nzogbu Nzogbu.

franchasng:
Supreme Court already ruled that courts should not meddle into political party's internal affairs and this issue in ADC is an internal party affair, so therefore no other court ought to entertain his case, they were supposed to throw it out with fine pointing Supreme Court ruling for him and his corrupt SANs!


I have been in similar court hearings where the Judge slammed the appellant with fine and also fined the legal counsel, that is what they ought to have done to Bala Gombe's case and not entertain it for hearing to start with.


It's clear that the Judiciary is acting on the interest of Nigeria's President and not being fair and just or following legality and constitution.

Empathy will help. If you are deputy chairman and the chairman resigned and handed over to a group of strangers without consulting you and is saying you have also resigned without being able to prove it and the strangers are not even up to two years in the party as they are supposed to be, how will you feel if the court throws out your litigation?

As ADC members advise your people to allow back the old members as they can not single handedly determine anything in the party since they are a minority

I have noticed that Nigerians are too emotional about politics and legal matters. This is what we need to know on the ADC matter.
On 2nd July 2025, the old ADC executive officers led by Ralph Nwosu relinquished their positions, including the Vice Chairman on governance Nafiu Bala Gombe.
29th July 2025, the David Mark led executive were sworn in by the ADC.
Nafiu Bala Gombe was made the North East regional chairman. This did not go down well with the powerful politicians from the region. They plotted and relinquish him of his position and gave something lower. This singular act birth the mother of grievances as narrated by the former senator Elisha Abbo.
In all this activities ADC new colonizers were still working to organize their house and has not officially made known their new executive to INEC for official recognition.
In September 2025, 7 days before the official notification and filing of ADC new executive leadership by the regulatory body INEC, Nafiu Bala Gombe took ADC to court claiming he is still the ADC's substansive Chairman and ask the court to recognize him as the new ADC Chairman.
The following below is were answers need to be provided.
1. When an issue emanate in a political party after a recognized handover of leadership within the party before the official notification and further recognition by INEC of the internal changes in the political party, should that issue be considered legitimate and guide INEC on a later decision on the leadership of that troubled party?. This will solve the status quo antebellum lyrics in the mouth of Nigerians.
2. Should a party executive officer who acclaimed officially resigned from his position and later claimed he never wrote and signed a resignation letter but attended all party events, be recognized as the new party leader when all other party members resign their positions?
3. Can a state chairman of a political party resolve to make a national vice chairman, a substansive Chairman in the advent of resignation of all other party leadership when a new leadership is been considered?. This was the claim of Nafiu Bala Gombe.
4. Can a political party facing Internal legal matters be given consideration in the advent of a regulatory time line to conduct congress and submit executive leadership?
I believe the above but not limited to if answered can resolve the ADC Internal rangling and restore hope for the opposition party in Nigeria.

franchasng:
Your Federal High Court have no jurisdiction to meddle into political party's internal affairs as also affirmed by a a a Supreme Court ruling last year.


They were supposed not to even entertain Bala Gombe's case in the first place, they ought to have referred him back to ADC's NEC for internal resolution

If only emotions can win court cases

These ADC are daft ,did INEC says he doesn't recognise them abnitio? They said in the face of new developments or i don't understand o!

9jatriot:
How does all of these releases help these folks in ADC.... Did INEC ever say they did not recognize Mark, all they have said is that the court has told them no longer to recognize him and as a responsible organization they have obeyed. The real question should be, under what circumstances did they even recognize him in the first place?

If anything, this affidavit even proves that INEC was even on their side, contrary to all the bogus claims that INEC was trying to muscle them out of the election.

Instead of them to go and beg the Bala Gombe and tell him that they now accept him as leader and find a way to move forward, considering how little time they now have, they are doing court of social media, like how will this reinstate the hijacker chairman as party leader is what me have been trying to understand since morning.

For those who do not know, INEC so far does not even recognize even the other guy, all INEC has said is sort out your issues and go back to the court and let us know the outcome and we will recognize whoever you guys agree on.

Who controls the courts at the moment?

Suffice to say that the witch does not strike at night and all accusing fingers pointed at an innocent man in the morning.
Democracy is being truncated in Nigeria currently and some people are happy with glee.

Should the military take over now, will you blame them? Nothing is impossible in the real sense of it. Nigeria has witnessed a lot. If what the government is doing is not normal, let's criticize it for the good of well meaning Nigerians.

AMINDA:
No court has jurisdiction over the internal affairs of a political party. The Supreme Court already ruled on this. This is from the INEC affidavit on the matter. Read from Paragraph 12 to 19.

when na only to Dey shout electoral act una know,wetin Dey the act una no know.