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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) may consider the leadership crisis rocking the African Democratic Congress (ADC) next week, following a controversial court ruling that nullified the party’s National Working Committee led by Senator David Mark.
However, the commission has clarified that it is yet to receive the Certified True Copy (CTC) of the judgement required to properly examine the matter and determine its next course of action.
INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Kudu Haruna, disclosed this during an interview with journalists on Wednesday.
According to Haruna, the commission had received the ADC’s appeal against the ruling and its application for a stay of execution as of Tuesday night, but the certified judgement itself was still outstanding.
“I’m not aware we received the CTC. We still haven’t received it,” he said.
He explained that INEC would need to deliberate on the matter at a meeting of the commission before taking any official position.
Haruna added that INEC’s chairman was away on official duties and expected to return on Sunday, making a meeting possible on Tuesday or Thursday next week.
He was, however, careful to stress that no definite date had been fixed for the meeting or a final decision on the leadership dispute.
ADC Members Protest, Petition US Embassy and UN
Meanwhile, members of the Forum of ADC Candidates and United Friends for Atiku (UFFA) have petitioned the United States Embassy and the United Nations over what they described as alleged judicial bias in the handling of the party’s leadership crisis.
The group also staged a protest at the Federal High Court in Abuja over the alleged delay in releasing the certified copy of the November 5 judgement that nullified the David Mark-led National Working Committee.
In a protest letter dated November 10, 2026, the group maintained that although it disagreed with the court’s decision, it was committed to challenging the ruling through legal and constitutional channels.
The group’s coordinator, Audu Aliyu, alleged that the party’s lawyers applied for the certified judgement and paid the necessary fees immediately after the ruling but had yet to receive the document despite several visits to the court registry.
Aliyu questioned how some individuals could allegedly use the judgement to pressure INEC when the affected party had not received an official copy.
The group argued that the delay could undermine its right to appeal and called for transparency in the administration of justice.
It also insisted that its protest was not an attack on the judiciary but an effort to protect the rule of law and ensure that all parties receive equal treatment.
Copies of the petition were reportedly sent to President Bola Tinubu, the National Judicial Council, the Nigerian Bar Association, the Court of Appeal, ECOWAS, the European Union, the United Nations, and United States diplomatic missions.
With INEC yet to receive the certified judgement, the ADC leadership dispute remains unresolved. The commission’s eventual position could have significant implications for the party’s leadership structure and preparations ahead of the 2027 general elections.
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