A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed a suit seeking removal of Senator David Mark and former Governor Rauf Aregbesola as National Chairman and National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

Justice Joyce Abdulmalik in her judgment that was delivered yesterday dismissed the suit on the ground that it bordered on the internal affairs of the party to which the court has no jurisdiction to delve into it.

While the former Senate President, Mark, is the current national chairman of ADC, Aregbesola is the national secretary of the party.

In her judgment in the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/13331/2025, filed by Dumebi Kachikwu and four others, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik upheld the preliminary objections filed by counsel for the ADC, Senator David Mark, and Rauf Aregbesola.

The court held that the issues raised to the leadership and membership of the party, are matters that are non-justiciable, and accordingly declined jurisdiction.

Listed as defendants are; the African Democratic Congress, Senator David Mark, Rauf Aregbesola, the Independent National Electoral Commission, and Chief Ralph Nwosu as first to fifth defendants.

Justice Abdulmalik held that membership and leadership of a political party is voluntary on the ground that parties are voluntary associations that have no compulsion.

The Judge held that members aggrieved over matters of their parties should always employ internal mechanisms to resolve such grievances or at best, opt out and join other parties. (The Sun)

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