The Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an order preventing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognizing former Senate President, David Mark, and former Osun State governor, Rauf Aregbesola, as the interim National Chairman and National Secretary, respectively, of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Justice Emeka Nwite granted the interim injunction following a motion ex parte dated September 2, 2025, filed by Nafiu Gombe.
In the suit, the ADC, Mark, and Aregbesola were listed as the first, second, and third defendants, while INEC and a former national chairman of the party, Ralph Nwosu, were joined as the fourth and fifth defendants.
The judge ruled that INEC must not recognise the pair or their representatives pending the determination of a motion on notice already filed in the matter.
The ruling effectively suspends INEC’s earlier action in which it had updated its website to reflect Mark and Aregbesola as leaders of the ADC.
Justice Nwite’s order places the status of the two politicians in limbo until the substantive application is heard.
This comes after INEC officially acknowledged David Mark as the new National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), and Aregbesola as the National Secretary.
In a post via 𝕏 account on Wednesday, the National Publicity Secretary of the ADC, Bolaji Abdullahi, confirmed that INEC has recognized the new executives of the party led by former Senate President, David Mark.
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