Yunusa Tanko is the national coordinator of the Obidient Movement.

Dr. Yunusa Tanko @YunusaTanko

Referencing my X statement from two days ago, which has now been confirmed, below are the words of Mr. Asemota that require our consideration and action:

The Supreme Court’s ADC ruling is a “banana peel” judgment:

What the Supreme Court just did

• The apex court ordered the ADC leadership dispute sent back to the Federal High Court “for determination on the merits,” effectively saying the Court of Appeal’s status‑quo‑ante order was “unnecessary, improper and unwarranted.”

Through Justice Garuba, the court stressed that the substantive questions about who controls ADC must be fully tried and decided at the trial level, rather than frozen by interim orders.

Why it is a “banana peel” judgment.

In earlier rulings, the Supreme Court and the Electoral Act 2026 framework had emphasised that lower courts should not decide party‑leadership disputes, treating them as internal matters of political parties.

Here, the Court still allows the Federal High Court to probe the merits of ADC leadership, which revives the very domestic‑politics litigation it had previously tried to shut out. It therefore creates a legal slippery‑slope: like a banana peel on the floor, it looks like it clears the path but may actually cause future political and judicial trips.

Recall that:

The Supreme Court had previously held that courts should not routinely decide party‑leadership contests, echoing the position that such matters are internal to the party and not subject to ordinary judicial determination.

The Labour Party leadership case around the expiry of Abure’s tenure as national chairman similarly highlighted that once a national‑chairman’s constitution‑based tenure ends, the party must re‑elect or choose a new leader, and courts must generally avoid creating “judicial chairmen” which INEC in their portal refer to as CHAIRMAN BY COURT ORDER.

The ADC is now a political cul‑de‑sac, and any serious presidential aspirant must attach to a newer, cleaner party, (who would have done their congresses & convention perhaps) secure a clear ticket, and build momentum before the turbulence hits—not after courts have turned the party into a constitutional and succession‑battlefield.

In Solidarity ✊🏾🇳🇬
Asemota Igiogbe
Edo State Obidient Movement Collegiate Leader