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SUPREME COURT SETS DATE FOR JUDGMENT ON ADC, PDP LEADERSHIP BATTLES

April 29, 2026 • Dons Eze • 1 min read

The Supreme Court will tomorrow, April 30, 2036, deliver judgments in lawsuits relating to leadership battles in the African Democratic Congress, ADC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

The suits are now listed on the apex court’s website.

According to the update, while the ADC suit, marked SC/CV/180/2026, is slated for 2:00 pm, the time for the PDP case is not indicated.

Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had de-recognized the David Mark leadership of the ADC, citing a judgment by the Court of Appeal.

INEC also said it would not recognise Nafiu Bala Gombe, who had gone to court seeking to be made national chairman.

The Commission announced it will cease recognition of the duo and refrain from monitoring any conventions or congresses organised by their factions, pending the determination of the substantive suit before the court.

For the PDP, the Supreme Court is to decide on an appeal seeking validation of the outcome of the national convention held in Ibadan, Oyo State, on November 15 and 16, 2025.

The appellants, Taminu Turaki-led led faction, are specifically urging the apex court to set aside the judgments of the Abuja Federal High Court and the Court of Appeal, which nullified the conduct of the Ibadan national convention.

Dons Eze

DONS EZE, PhD, Political Philosopher and Journalist of over four decades standing, worked in several newspaper houses across the country, and rose to the positions of Editor and General Manager. A UNESCO Fellow in Journalism, Dr. Dons Eze, a prolific writer and author of many books, attended several courses on Journalism and Communication in both Nigeria and overseas, including a Postgraduate Course on Journalism at Warsaw, Poland; Strategic Communication and Practical Communication Approach at RIPA International, London, the United Kingdom, among others.