The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has updated its website to include the African Democratic Congress’s (ADC) National Working Committee (NWC) led by David Mark.
The update, which was made around 9:58 p.m. on Thursday, also named Rauf Aregbesola as national secretary, Mani Ibrahim Ahmad as national treasurer, Akibu Dalhatu as national finance secretary, and Oserheimen Aigberaodion Osunbor as national legal adviser.
This comes hours after the Supreme Court overturned a Court of Appeal decision ordering parties in the ADC leadership dispute to maintain the status quo ante bellum.
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that all parties must return to the Federal High Court for the hearing of the substantive complaint.
Justice Mohammed Lawal Garba, who gave the decision, ruled that the lower court was correct in asking defendants to show cause why the ex parte application should not be allowed.
The disagreement began when an aggrieved member, Nafiu Bala Gombe, filed a lawsuit disputing Mark’s election as ADC national chairman and asking the court to prevent his side from operating as the party’s leadership.
Following an earlier Appeal Court decision, INEC deleted the Mark-led executive off its portal, stating that it would not recognise any faction.However, the most recent update indicates a shift, since the commission has now listed the Mark-led ADC while the matter is still in court.
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