Court refuses Kachikwu’s motion against INEC, David Mark-led ADC leadership

The Federal High Court successful Abuja connected Friday, refused to perceive an exertion filed by Dumebi Kachiku against Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Sen. David Mark-led enactment of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

Kachikwu, the 2023 statesmanlike campaigner of ADC, is seeking an bid compelling INEC to, forthwith, retreat the unlawful work of Mark and Rauf Aregbesola’s names arsenic nationalist president and caput of the enactment pending the determination of the suit.

Justice James Omotosho, however, declined to perceive the motion, marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1331/2025, which was brought by Dayo Akinlaja, SAN, connected Kachikwu’s behalf.

“This tribunal is not inclined to nullify thing astatine this signifier whether done earlier oregon now. This is simply a governmental case.

“I americium not taking immoderate interlocutory matter,” helium said.

Instead, Justice Omotosho held that each the processes filed by the parties, including the preliminary objections of the defence,would beryllium taken unneurotic with the substantive suit.

All efforts by Akinlaja to person his exertion heard were rebuffed by the judge.

Recall that INEC had, recently, recognised Mark, the erstwhile legislature president, and Aregbesola, ex-governor of Osun, arsenic ADC’s nationalist president and nationalist secretary.

Kachikwu and others had, connected July 7, filed the originating summons to situation the purported assignment and declaration of Mark and Aregbesola arsenic nationalist president and caput of the party.

Others successful the suit see Adikwu Elias, Etimbuk Umoh, Muhammed Khala, Alaku Godwin William arsenic 2nd to 5th plaintiffs.

They named INEC, ADC, Chief Ralph Nwosu, Mark, Aregbesola arsenic 1st to 5th defendants respectively.

When the lawsuit was called connected Friday, Akinlaja informed the tribunal that the substance was adjourned for hearing.

The lawyer, however, told the tribunal that a question was filed connected Sept. 19 by the plaintiff.

He said the question was hinged connected the information that contempt the pendency of the suit successful court, INEC chose to recognise the enactment of Mark and Aregbesola.

In the motion, the plaintiffs sought an bid mounting speech the purported designation and work of Mark and Aregbesola’s names arsenic president and caput of ADC.

They argued that the action, having been done during the pendency of the suit and successful usurpation of the doctrine of lis pendens.

They besides sought an bid of injunction restraining Nwosu, Mark and Aregbesola from continuing to woody oregon subordinate with INEC successful the capableness of nationalist officers of the party.

Akinlaja, therefore, pleaded with the justice to person the question taken but to nary avail.

Shaibu Aruwa, SAN, who appeared for ADC, and different lawyers for the defence, opposed the application.

Justice Omotosho, who granted an exertion for joinder filed by Nkemakolam Ukandu, the lawman nationalist caput of ADC, made a consequential bid for amendment of the suit to accommodate Ukandu’s sanction arsenic a defendant.

The justice gave 48 moving hours to the plaintiff’s to record their consequential amendment and 7 days to the defence to respond.

He adjourned the substance until Oct. 23 for hearing.

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