₦airaland Forum

Parachoko:
Gombe is saying he didn't resign, but you keep on insisting he resigned 😂

When the court rules in his favour, you go start to dey wail. Instead of you people to look at reality on ground, Una no go gree

You are funny. Even in court, the mere denial of a statement will not make it inadmissible in evidence. 😂😂

franchasng:
Nwosu led NWC of ADC changed this ADC party constitution before David Mark and co joined.


Nwosu and his committee members changed it to attract strong opposition members to ADC.


So that one is null and void, don't pay attention to anybody bringing it up

If all the old party members can agree that the constitution was changed then the only hurdle left will be if the old exco actually all resigned. If the resignation can't be proved there will still be issues

9jatriot:
Like I keep telling people like you who speak below par. If these are the kind of advice that ADC is getting then it is rather unfortunate.

When you open an argument with the kind of opening statement after quoting a particular post, common sense dictates that you try to disprove the points, but instead, you went on an emotional trajectory, how does that validate the truth you are avoiding to hear?

If you think I have the time to waste my intellectual capital on the hodgepodge of inanities you put up there as arguments, then you should have another thinking coming through...

If you refuse to see that the crises in the opposition parties are being engineered by Tinubu and APC in cahoots with an unscrupulous INEC chairman, then I have only pity and derision for you...

Scorpio99:
You are funny. Even in court, the mere denial of a statement will not make it inadmissible in evidence. 😂😂

When Fubara told the court that the lawmakers in the Rivers state assembly has lost their seats because they defected from the PDP to the APC

The PDP lawmakers told the court Fubara was lying because they are still PDP members

Who won the case between the Lawmakers and Fubara?

franchasng:
Nothing concern me with whatever Tinubu does with his cabinet members and appointees, so we are not interested, if he likes let him acknowledge his resignation, if he likes let him not, it is the responsibility of those that wants to benefit from the said resignation and none resignation that should pursue it.


Mine is to expose Nigerian court's injustice and Tinubu's desperate efforts to strangle opposition using Nigerian courts, INEC and some unscrupulous individuals.

That's how Bala Gombe does not care about how the supporters of Peter Obi feels

He will get back his position that was hijacked.

lawani:
If all the old party members can agree that the constitution was changed then the only hurdle left will be if the old exco actually all resigned. If the resignation can't be proved there will still be issues

There must be minutes of the meeting na.

The only issue is that Presidency is controlling both the court and INEC, so expect no fair hearing or the case at the end no matter the evidence provided

So you know what the court said "status quo ante bellum" and you are still arguing?

INEC did ADC a very big favor, a favor APC did not enjoy in Zamfara, Rivers and Bayelsa. In those states, the election went on, they even won in Zamfara only for the court to tell them that technically, they had no candidate to start with.

So INEC is doing ADC a big favor to get their acts together, but if they insist on their folly, they can go ahead and arm twist INEC to put back their name on the website. INEC has nothing to lose, the Bala case will only drag on and be decided when the window to substitute candiate ends, which was what happened to APC in those states.

The way you guys are arguing now is how APC and Oshomole were arguing that time until the court verdit hit them.

PassingShot:
The court did not ask INEC not to recognize David Mark and the ADC leadership. The court simply asked INEC to maintain "status quo ante bellum". What INEC needed to do was to maintain the status quo or go back to the court to explain the judgment. The INEC Chair and indeed APC are playing a dangerous game here.

PassingShot:
The court did not ask INEC not to recognize David Mark and the ADC leadership. The court simply asked INEC to maintain "status quo ante bellum". What INEC needed to do was to maintain the status quo or go back to the court to explain the judgment. The INEC Chair and indeed APC are playing a dangerous game here.

lol, non be only inrectual, na ritual....

ADC and their supporters seem to be a collection of blame aportioning individuals

maestroferddi:
If you think I have the time to waste my intellectual capital on the hodgepodge of inanities you put up there as arguments, then you should have another thinking coming through...

If you refuse to see that the crises in the opposition parties are being engineered by Tinubu and APC in cahoots with an unscrupulous INEC chairman, then I have only pity and derision for you...

franchasng:
There must be minutes of the meeting na.

The only issue is that Presidency is controlling both the court and INEC, so expect no fair hearing or the case at the end no matter the evidence provided

At the end of the day, the reality is that anybody can be chairman and who is chairman should not be an issue ordinarily. The people in ADC are still in ADC and they are the ones that will run the party. Is Mr Nafiu going to reduce anybody's vote during the primaries?

Scorpio99:
It is not emotions. They are right.
Specifically section 83(5) of the Electoral Act of 2026 makes it specifically clear that courts have no jurisdiction over a party's internal issues except where it relates to breaking of the law.

So Nafiu can't take the party to court ?
You be lawyer, na you suppose explain all these things for us
Where u dey since 😂

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!!

Even the current SW president will attend 3rd term if he accidentally win 2027 general election

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.

Court never ask Inec to de recognise ADC, this document proves INEC is so biased, Status quo ante belum means at the point where David Mark was Chairman or best where Ralf was Chairman.

There was no time the party was not having leaders, why create a vacuum.

Parachoko:
When Fubara told the court that the lawmakers in the Rivers state assembly has lost their seats because they defected from the PDP to the APC

The PDP lawmakers told the court Fubara was lying because they are still PDP members

Who won the case between the Lawmakers and Fubara?

Was the judgement based on the statement of Fubara or a concrete and unequivocal withdrawal from the party? If they left by meer words of mouth, they haven't left as long as their names are still on membership register of the parties.

usmanpogo:
So Nafiu can't take the party to court ?
You be lawyer, na you suppose explain all these things for us
Where u dey since 😂

He can take the party to court on other matters NOT on issues with the leadership of the party.

If it is a matter of the party violating its own constitution, he can take them.
If it is about the party violating any Nigerian law or constitution, he can take them.

Scorpio99:
Was the judgement based on the statement of Fubara or a concrete and unequivocal withdrawal from the party? If they left by meer words of mouth, they haven't left as long as their names are still on membership register of the parties.

You're behaving like Fubara on this issue

Bala Gombe is saying he never resigned

While you're claiming Bala Gombe resigned.

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.

The number of deliberately ignorant people on Nairaland is alarming.

Scorpio99:
He can take the party to court on other matters NOT on issues with the leadership of the party.

If it is a matter of the party violating its own constitution, he can take them.
If it is about the party violating any Nigerian law or constitution, he can take them.

Now I get it

The court should not have entertained the case in the first place

[quote author=seunmsg post=139030469]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.



I stopped reading when I got to you saying the affidavit is not a court document.

What manner of foolishness is this!!?

usmanpogo:
Now I get it

The court should not have entertained the case in the first place

Exactly 💯💯

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!!

ADC should go to court and show all these papers. That's all. Why are they afraid of the court. The court of public opinion can be biased according to the individual's support but the court of law stands on the pillars of law. ADC ADC ADC go to court. Stop wasting your time.

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.

Go to court and argue this. The case is at the HC rather than appear Mark went to Court of Appeal. He has lost and ordered back to HC. Rather than go there he has headed to SC. What is he afraid of? Don't forget that INEC chairman is a professor of law. You know the law more than him? Same Kanu route.

The Judiciary is on Trial. My noble Lord, stand up for justice and write your name in gold. Their offer is very tempting but good name is much more valuable than silver and gold.

[quote author=zoomzoom post=139035136][/quote]Can you post the extract where i said the affidavit is not a court document?

seunmsg:
Why is David Mark and his camp challenging the ruling of the Appeal Court at the Supreme Court if it has no effect of their leadership of the party?

Why is David Mark and his camp asking for a stay of execution of the Appeal Court judgement if it has no effect on them?

Finally, why is David Mark and his camp doing everything possible not to allow the FHC rule on the matter? The Appeal court has ordered the FHC to grant them accelerated hearing, why are they refusing to go back to the FHC for a final ruling on the case? What is there at the FHC that they are running from?

Well, I will respond when we know they have gone to the Supreme Court.

In an interview on Monday, Atiku said they have returned to Justice Nwite's Court, that's the last I have heard.

https://leadership.ng/adc-crisis-atiku-backs-court-process-rules-out-defection/

I don't have any other information....

Again, like I have repeated many times ... No Court gave INEC the power to delist anybody or derecognise the leadership of any Party.

Stop dabbling into the matter u have no knowledge of...the court didn't authorized anything.

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.

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.

Twisting it to fit your narrative. The court said stop fighting further until we look into your matter. INEC said we will lock the house, nobody will live there until the court settles your case. ADC is saying, the court didn't ban us from entering our house , it only ordered us to cease fire. So in your Christian or Muslim minds, who is right?

This kind of low-quality thinking is what has put ADC where it is today. You guys tell lies with a straight face?

Inibehe Effiong was one of the first people to instinctively condemn INEC, but by the time he thought about it, he offered a different opinion on the matter.

Two Nigerian lawyers, Inibehe Effiong and Bodunde Opeyemi, have offered detailed legal explanations of the ongoing leadership crisis within the African Democratic Congress (ADC), pointing to procedural decisions and binding court rulings as the root of the dispute.

Their interventions come amid growing public debate over the role of the electoral commission and speculation about possible political interference.

Mr Effiong, a public interest and human rights lawyer, criticised the legal approach taken by the faction led by former Senate President David Mark, describing it as procedurally questionable.

He said the Federal High Court did not issue any restraining order against the leadership, but instead directed that all parties be put on notice — a standard legal step requiring both sides to present their arguments.

According to him, the appropriate response would have been to contest the case at the trial court rather than file an interlocutory appeal.
“It became a motion on notice. They should have filed processes in opposition,” he said, adding that the decision to appeal at that stage was “unusual” and “untidy”.

He warned that pursuing further appeals could complicate the matter further instead of resolving it.

Court ruling shapes situation
Legal practitioner Mr Opeyemi traced the dispute to a leadership contest that followed a party meeting in July 2025, which produced a new executive.

The situation escalated when a party official challenged the process in court, asking the Federal High Court to stop both the new leadership and the electoral body from recognising the outcome. While the court declined to grant an interim order, the case later reached the Court of Appeal.

In March 2026, the appellate court directed all parties to maintain the status quo ante bellum — meaning the situation must remain as it was before the case was filed. Mr Opeyemi said this order is clear and binding.

“It requires a strict preservation of the state of affairs before the dispute,” he explained, adding that no party is allowed to take actions that could influence the outcome of the case.

Why the electoral body acted
The lawyers say this court order explains the position taken by the electoral commission, which has declined to recognise any faction of the party.

According to Mr Opeyemi, the commission is legally bound to comply with the directive and cannot take sides while the case is still before the court.

He said any attempt to recognise a leadership or engage with party activities under dispute could amount to a violation of a valid court order.

Focus on internal legal process
Both lawyers suggest that the situation is the result of internal disagreements and legal strategy within the party.
Their analysis indicates that the current impasse is being shaped by court processes rather than actions from outside the party.

The dispute is expected to remain unresolved until the Federal High Court delivers a final judgment on the substantive case.

EXPRESSSMAN:
Twisting it to fit your narrative. The court said stop fighting further until we look into your matter. INEC said we will lock the house, nobody will live there until the court settles your case. ADC is saying, the court didn't ban us from entering our house , it only ordered us to cease fire. So in your Christian or Muslim minds, who is right?

Nice2023:
Stop dabbling into the matter u have no knowledge of...the court didn't authorized anything.

franchasng:
Which is completely illegal according to Nigeria's Supreme Court and the newly revised section 83(5) of the Electoral Act of 2026.


The ADC leadership need to hurry and remind the Federal High Court that welcomed Bala Gombe's case that they are acting on illegality and overstepping their jurisdiction as stated above

Do you know that most of the ADC leaders were not members of ADC when they claimed to be party executives. You cannot be a leader in a party where you are not registered or while you are still registered with another political party.

David Mark and co will loose this case. They had better go to NDC or any other willing party.