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ADC Crisis: Court Fixes Date To Decide Fate Of David Mark, Aregbesola

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April 11, 2026

A Federal High Court in Abuja will on Monday determine the legality of the National Executive Committee of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) led by former Senate President David Mark.

The suit challenging the leadership structure was filed by Leke Abejide, the party’s only member in the House of Representatives, representing Yagba Federal Constituency of Kogi State.

Abejide is asking the court to remove Mark and other members of the NEC, arguing that their emergence violated the constitution of the ADC.

Justice Musa Liman fixed Monday for judgment after hearing final arguments from lawyers representing the parties in the case.

The case, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1637/2025, lists the ADC, Ralph Nwosu, David Mark, Rauf Aregbesola, and the Independent National Electoral Commission as defendants.

Abejide is challenging the process through which Nwosu, the party’s former National Chairman, handed over leadership of the ADC to Mark as Interim National Chairman and Aregbesola as Interim National Secretary.

The plaintiff argues that the process did not comply with the party’s constitution.

According to the suit, the handover carried out on July 2, 2025, at the Shehu Musa Yar’adua Centre in Abuja was unlawful because it was not authorised by a properly constituted National Executive Committee or National Convention of the party.

Abejide is asking the court to declare the transfer of the party’s leadership and administration to Mark and Aregbesola illegal and unlawful, citing Article 19(14) of the ADC’s 2022 constitution.

He is also requesting an order nullifying the appointment of the two leaders on the grounds that the process violated the party’s constitution.

The lawmaker further asked the court to issue a perpetual injunction restraining Mark and Aregbesola from presenting themselves as the Interim National Chairman and Interim National Secretary of the ADC.

In addition, he urged the court to stop INEC from recognising them in those positions.

According to him, their appointment did not meet the requirements of Section 82 of the Electoral Act 2022.

During the hearing, counsel to the plaintiff, Ibrahim Idris (SAN), argued that the process leading to the emergence of Mark and Aregbesola did not comply with the party’s constitution and the Electoral Act.

Idris also questioned the waiver allegedly granted to the two leaders, claiming that amendments to the party’s constitution were not properly completed.

He further argued that the party failed to submit the altered constitution to INEC within the required 30 days.

The lawyer also criticised the suspension of Article 23(4) of the ADC constitution, arguing that no organ of the party has the authority to suspend any provision of the constitution.

However, counsel to the ADC, Shaibu Aruwa (SAN), urged the court to dismiss the case, arguing that the matter relates to the internal affairs of the party, which courts do not have the jurisdiction to determine.

Aruwa said the dispute essentially concerns the leadership and management structure of a political party, matters which he argued should be resolved internally.

Lawyers representing other defendants – P. I. Oyewole for Nwosu, Realwan Okpanachi for Mark, I. R. Abdullahi for Aregbesola, and Anthony Onyeri for INEC – also asked the court to dismiss the suit.

They maintained that the claims raised by the plaintiff were not sufficient to warrant judicial intervention.

With arguments from all parties concluded, the court is expected to deliver its ruling on Monday.

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Adeleke Maintains Lead As Collation Of Osun Governorship Results Continues

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August 15, 2026

Oluwagbenga Olaoye

The current Governor of Osun State and Accord Party candidate, Ademola Adeleke, is holding a commanding lead in the ongoing collation of results from Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State.

According to Punch, a check on the Nigeria Elections Intelligence System showed that with results in from 303 of the state’s 332 wards, Adeleke had amassed 177,572 votes, representing 50.5 per cent of the total.

His closest rival, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, trailed with 158,588 votes, or 45.1 per cent, putting the incumbent firmly ahead as collation neared its final stretch.

Najeem Salaam of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) occupied a distant third position with 5,917 votes at the time of filing this report.

Data from the exercise showed that of the 845,100 registered voters in Osun State, only 361,500 were accredited, putting voter turnout at 42.8 per cent.

Of the votes cast, 351,500 were declared valid, while 7,200 ballots were thrown out as rejected.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) disclosed that 43.41 per cent of the state’s polling units had submitted their results by the time collation entered its concluding phase.

INEC’s Returning Officer for the state is expected to formally declare a winner at the state collation centre once results from all outstanding wards have been received.

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Osun Election: Tension As Accord Agent Accuses APC Of Monitoring Voters

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4 hours ago

August 15, 2026

Oluwagbenga Olaoye

Security forces were forced to intervene and calm the situation after tension arose at AUD Primary School, Atile, Ikire, in Irewole Local Government Area of Osun State.

It was gathered that some voters protest the alleged clustering of party agents around the voting area.

Ajayi Ayodele, identified as an Accord Party agent, claimed that agents of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are allegedly monitoring voters as they cast their ballots.

This allegation generated concern among some voters at the polling location, prompting security personnel to step in and restore calm.

Following the intervention of security operatives, voting continued at the polling unit.

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Gov. Adeleke Wins His Polling Unit For Accord Party

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August 15, 2026

Oluwagbenga Olaoye

The Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, has been declared the winner of his polling unit 009, Abogunde/Sagba, Ede North Local Government.

According to results announced by the Presiding Officer, Adebimpe Susan Dunsin, Adeleke, the Accord Party candidate, scored 421 votes to defeat other contestants.

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Oyebamiji, won 29 votes while the African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate, Najeem Salaam, got only one vote

Only 457 of the 1082 voters registered at the unit came out to cast their vote, and voting concluded at 4:15pm.

Meanwhile, Governor Adeleke on Saturday, condemned the arrest of the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Sunday Bisi.

Naija News reports that Adeleke, who is a former member of the political party, called for his immediate release.

Adeleke, in a statement released through his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, disclosed that Bisi was arrested at his residence in Ilesa shortly after returning from voting.

According to the Governor, it came to his notice that the PDP chairman was taken to an undisclosed location, adding that no reason was given for his arrest.

Governor stated that Bisi’s arrest is an attempt to intimidate his supporters.

Adeleke, who is contesting on the platform of the Accord Party, accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of working with compromised security agents to restrict voters from monitoring the collation of election results.

He stated, “This latest sweep on my supporters, I have authoritatively learnt, is part of a broader plan to give the APC unhindered access to change results at collation centres and upturn our wins at the poll.”

He called for the immediate release of Bisi and other persons he described as political prisoners across Osun State.

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