A. A. Badmos@MrBadmos_
The ADC NWC Debacle; separating facts from fictions.
I was in court on 12/3/26 when the CA Abuja made the order of status quo that INEC is purportedly obeying regarding ADC leadership. I’ll explain how we got here briefly.
The former NWC of ADC resigned. One Bala Gombe claimed he did not resign and unilaterally declared himself acting Chairman. Needless to say he’s an APC stooge.
So he filed an action at the FHC Abuja. The matter on its merits is still pending. I am counsel representing one of the members of the interim NWC seeking to be joined in the case, so I’m yet to be formerly joined.
At the trial court, we have many applications that are still pending, including POs. The trial Judge, Nwite J, gave an interlocutory order of showing cause why the interim order suspending recognition of Sen. David Mark should not be made. One of the parties appealed that order, to the CA Abuja.
When appeal was entered, Nwite’s hands were tied and he directed parties to take their fight to the CA. At the CA, the appeal was dismissed. The Court of Appeal, SUO MOTU, after the judgment, and without any application from ANY of the parties, ordered status quo.
So what is the status quo?
Simple and basic knowledge of status quo is that David Mark-led NWC IS the interim leadership. That was the position in the trial court and at the CA. There’s also now an appeal at the Supreme Court against the judgment of the CA with a motion for stay.
For INEC to claim it’s now obeying an order of court that’s pending appeal at the APEX COURT is clearly mischief. But well, you know the rest.
END.
A. Badmos.
