The African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court Judgement with a call on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to restore the David Mark-led leadership on its website, and in all formal channels of communication.
The demand followed the judgment of the Apex Court affirming Senator David Mark as National Chairman and Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola as National Secretary.
The ADC in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, described the decision as a clear validation of the party leadership’s position and a definitive confirmation that the INEC’s decision to de-recognise the David Mark leadership was fundamentally faulty.
While commending the five-man panel of the Apex Court, ADC advises its members and democratic stakeholders to remain vigilant, while renewing its call for the resignation of INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan.
The statement reads, “The ADC congratulates all our members and leaders across the country on today’s Supreme Court ruling which affirmed the leadership of our party under Senator David Mark as National Chairman, and Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola as National Secretary.
“Today’s decision is a clear and unequivocal affirmation that our party, its structures, and its leadership under our National Chairman, Senator Mark, and our National Secretary, Ogbeni Aregbesola, are legitimate. It lays to rest all contrived disputes and manufactured uncertainties, and reinforces the principle that the rule of law, not political manipulation, must guide the affairs of our democracy.
“INEC must now restore the recognition of the David Mark-led leadership on its website, and in all formal channels of communication. On its part, the ADC will continue to stand firm, speak clearly, and act decisively in defense of democracy, justice, and the Nigerian people.”
Friday Olokor
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