Court nullifies Adamawa ADC congress

State congresses conducted by the African Democratic Congress, ADC in Adamawa State have been nullified by a high Court sitting in Yola on, Monday. Justice Isah Ahmed in his ruling declared that the exercise was invalid over breaches of laid down processes. The Court held that, the congresses violated Section 84(4) of the Electoral Act […]

State congresses conducted by the African Democratic Congress, ADC in Adamawa State have been nullified by a high Court sitting in Yola on, Monday.
Justice Isah Ahmed in his ruling declared that the exercise was invalid over breaches of laid down processes.
The Court held that, the congresses violated Section 84(4) of the Electoral Act as well as Article 18 of the ADC Constitution therefore stand null and void ruling that, the defendants failed to adhere to laid-down guidelines and instead relied on what the judge described as “self-imposed procedure.”
The ruling followed a suit filed by the Adamawa State Chairman of the party, Comrade Shehu Yohanna, who challenged the conduct of the congresses for failing to comply with established legal and party procedures.
Reacting to the ruling, a chieftain and former publicity secretary of the ADC, Martins Dickson said that the party received the development in good faith and waiting for the decision of the leadership of the party in Abuja for next line of action to be taken.
Dickson said that the judgement of court is on the party’s Congresses with the implications that all executive officials of party that came through that process cannot be operational for now.