₦airaland Forum

I don't know why ADC Leadership are wasting time in calling out the Federal High Court that heard Nafiu Bala Gombe's case. ADC's focus should be on calling out Federal High Court to halt their hearing of Nafiu Bala Gombe's case based on the newly revised electoral act 2026 and also based on the Supreme Court Ruling on similar case last year 2025.

I will be providing a breakdown of why The Federal High Court is wrong on hearing Nafiu Bala Gombe's case and why they must throw the case out now!

SECTION 83 OF THE ELECTORAL ACT 2026
Section 83 of the Electoral Act 2026 stated clearly that no Nigerian court shall entertain suits relating to the internal affairs of political parties.

This Section went further to impose a sanction of 10 million naira against both counsel and litigants who bring such suits to court for hearing.


2025 SUPREME COURT RULING
Anyanwu v. Aniagwu & 3 Ors. (2025): The Supreme Court nullified the judgment of the Court of Appeal and the Federal High Court that had sacked Senator Samuel Anyanwu as the National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The court held that the dispute over the national secretaryship was an internal party matter, not for the courts to decide.

Non-Interference Rule: The Supreme Court reiterated that it will not "micromanage" political parties, and that lower courts lack jurisdiction to delve into internal leadership changes, suspensions, or expulsions.

Party Supremacy: The court upheld the autonomy of political parties, encouraging them to resolve disputes through their established internal mechanisms.

Cc: nlfpmod

What then happens when the internal dispute resolution mechanism fails they should annihilate themselves......how do you even call out the fhc,lets even agree thats possible without conceding, how will you argue your case without still going to court......thay was what david mark took to the appeal court and it got thrown out and asked to go back to the fhc......no matter how much you try to hide,david mark and his co travellers must go back to justice nwite and await his judgement.

They will only apply this rule when it favours those in power and twist it when it is against them; that has been the culture in the Nigerian judiciary in recent times.

They have failed with nafiu Bala that is why I've Kachikwu is coming out with his own faction.

I think it is quite obvious that the supreme court ruling applies only to parties whose leadership is not disputed and not to a party where the person claiming to be the chairman does not qualify according to the party's constitution.

If ADC wants to present candidates in the next elections then they should make hay while the sun shines

All these etchings you are typing here, you think they don't know it?
They do.

Just in the same last month, a matter brought to the FHC by Dumebi and co against ADC was also quashed.

Justice Abdulmalik didn't even look at it....she held it is a membership and leadership issue so they should go settle themselves. She also stressed that the SC has said earlier that political parties are voluntary organisations, if you cannot cope, you leave.
Source

Now Nwite wants to harvest what's not lost, then Onyemenam added hers.
A matter without jurisdiction!.

slimstanakacns:
They will only apply this rule when it favours those in power and twist it when it is against them; that has been the culture in the Nigerian judiciary in recent times.

This just summarize it all 😂

Lithiumite:
What then happens when the internal dispute resolution mechanism fails they should annihilate themselves......how do you even call out the fhc,lets even agree thats possible without conceding, how will you argue your case without still going to court......thay was what david mark took to the appeal court and it got thrown out and asked to go back to the fhc......no matter how much you try to hide,david mark and his co travellers must go back to justice nwite and await his judgement.

INEC recognized David Mark’s leadership. It’s between INEC and the party. The court should’ve thrown the case out, but of course we know why they heard the case and created the crisis in the party

franchasng:
I don't know why ADC Leadership are wasting time in calling out the Federal High Court that heard Nafiu Bala Gombe's case. ADC's focus should be on calling out Federal High Court to halt their hearing of Nafiu Bala Gombe's case based on the newly revised electoral act 2026 and also based on the Supreme Court Ruling on similar case last year 2025.

I will be providing a breakdown of why The Federal High Court is wrong on hearing Nafiu Bala Gombe's case and why they must throw the case out now!

SECTION 83 OF THE ELECTORAL ACT 2026
Section 83 of the Electoral Act 2026 stated clearly that no Nigerian court shall entertain suits relating to the internal affairs of political parties.

This Section went further to impose a sanction of 10 million naira against both counsel and litigants who bring such suits to court for hearing.


2025 SUPREME COURT RULING
Anyanwu v. Aniagwu & 3 Ors. (2025): The Supreme Court nullified the judgment of the Court of Appeal and the Federal High Court that had sacked Senator Samuel Anyanwu as the National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The court held that the dispute over the national secretaryship was an internal party matter, not for the courts to decide.

Non-Interference Rule: The Supreme Court reiterated that it will not "micromanage" political parties, and that lower courts lack jurisdiction to delve into internal leadership changes, suspensions, or expulsions.

Party Supremacy: The court upheld the autonomy of political parties, encouraging them to resolve disputes through their established internal mechanisms.

Cc: nlfpmod

Even if this were true, it puts ADC in a more precarious situation because INEC can choose to recognize any one of the ADC factions and there will be no legal remedy for those who disagree with INEC's position.

givedemwotowoto:
INEC recognized David Mark’s leadership. It’s between INEC and the party. The court should’ve thrown the case out, but of course we know why they heard the case and created the crisis in the party

Yes inec initially recognised david mark but he bungled that privileged,why did he have to go appeal a judgement that had not been giving......that's gross procedural error and now they are paying the price.

Lithiumite:
Yes inec initially recognised david mark but he bungled that privileged,why did he have to go appeal a judgement that had not been giving......that's gross procedural error and now they are paying the price.

The court should've thrown out the case from the start, that's what the appeal was about, that's the point. Why are you circling around the same point that has been made already?

Lithiumite:
Yes inec initially recognised david mark but he bungled that privileged,why did he have to go appeal a judgement that had not been giving......that's gross procedural error and now they are paying the price.

He appealed that the case has no backing and that court should not entertain it.


Court on their own ought to have thrown the case away with a fine to Bala Gombe and his legal counsels.


If Bala Gombe claimed his signature on his alleged resignation letter submitted to INEC was forged, why didn't he, Bala Gombe sued those he alleged forged his signature for criminal charges? Failure to sue means he was lying and trying to mislead the court by playing smart because he doesn't want to be subjected to legal scrutiny which may lead to forensic investigation and more to unravel the truth.

franchasng:
He appealed that the case has no backing and that court should not entertain it.


Court on their own ought to have thrown the case away with a fine to Bala Gombe and his legal counsels.


If Bala Gombe claimed his signature on his alleged resignation letter submitted to INEC was forged, why didn't he, Bala Gombe sued those he alleged forged his signature for criminal charges? Failure to sue means he was lying and trying to mislead the court by playing smart because he doesn't want to be subjected to legal scrutiny which may lead to forensic investigation and more to unravel the truth.

You fail to realize that the people he accused of forgery can also sue him since they have an integrity and name to protect. If someone accuses you of rape, will you let it pass?

lawani:
You fail to realize that the people he accused of forgery can also sue him since they have an integrity and name to protect. If someone accuses you of rape, will you let it pass?

If someone accuses me of rape verbally and I see it as irrelevant noise, I won't sue.


It is the responsibility of the one who claimed he or she was raped to sue for charges and failure to do so renders his or her accusation void and null in the eye of the law.


And you cannot claim to have contracted HIV through being raped by someone and then went to court to sue the person for infecting you with HIV and asking for financial rewards without first sueing for rape which will establish and cement your HIV infection case.



Failure of Bala Gombe to sue for criminal charges against those he claimed forged his signature on the resignation letter is an indirect admittance of telling lies to mislead the court and should attract a jail term or at least a heavy fine.

franchasng:
If someone accuses me of rape verbally and I see it as irrelevant noise, I won't sue.


It is the responsibility of the one who claimed he or she was raped to sue for charges and failure to do so renders his or her accusation void and null in the eye of the law.


And you cannot claim to have contracted HIV through being raped by someone and then went to court to sue the person for infecting you with HIV and asking for financial rewards without first sueing for rape which will establish and cement your HIV infection case.



Failure of Bala Gombe to sue for criminal charges against those he claimed forged his signature on the resignation letter is an indirect admittance of telling lies to mislead the court and should attract a jail term or at least a heavy fine.

It is a two way thing was my point. It applies to both parties. Any party can sue and both have decided not to. The big thing the Mr Bala is using is not signature or no signature. That is diversionary. The big deal is that the new chairman is not eligible to be chairman according to the party constitution. Mr Bala can't last as chairman either. He can only be acting chairman

lawani:
It is a two way thing was my point. It applies to both parties. Any party can sue and both have decided not to. The big thing the Mr Bala is using is not signature or no signature. That is diversionary. The big deal is that the new chairman is not eligible to be chairman according to the party constitution. Mr Bala can't last as chairman either. He can only be acting chairman

He is misleading the court and the public.


That part of the ADC constitution that stipulated that a member must be a member of ADC for at least two years before becoming an Exco was removed and changed by Nwosu led NWC of the ADC when they were desperately looking for ways to attract big opposition figures to ADC and that was why David Mark and co joined the party.



So don't let anybody deceive you about that please

franchasng:
He appealed that the case has no backing and that court should not entertain it.


Court on their own ought to have thrown the case away with a fine to Bala Gombe and his legal counsels.


If Bala Gombe claimed his signature on his alleged resignation letter submitted to INEC was forged, why didn't he, Bala Gombe sued those he alleged forged his signature for criminal charges? Failure to sue means he was lying and trying to mislead the court by playing smart because he doesn't want to be subjected to legal scrutiny which may lead to forensic investigation and more to unravel the truth.

Why isn't the defendant going to court to go defend themselves,why all this SM theatrics.....if they are so sure footed they shouldn't be afraid to go to court......the court settled pdp's matter,now the party is quite adc should also go and show course why gombe's prayers shouldn't be granted.

magoo10:
They have failed with nafiu Bala that is why I've Kachikwu is coming out with his own faction.

They will fail woefully and miserably too