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Nigeria’s apex court has reserved judgment in the high-profile leadership tussle rocking the African Democratic Congress (ADC), following an appeal filed by former Senate President David Mark.
A five-member panel of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, led by Justice Mohammed Garba, announced on Wednesday that a date for the judgment would be communicated to counsel representing both sides.
The decision came after lawyers adopted their final briefs and urged the court to rule in their favour, bringing arguments in the long-running dispute to a close.
Mark’s appeal (SC/CV/180/2026) challenges the March 12 ruling of the Court of Appeal, which upheld an earlier judgment by the Federal High Court in Abuja. The lower court had declined to grant key injunctive reliefs sought in an ex-parte application by a factional party leader.
At the heart of the case is a leadership crisis within the ADC, with rival claims to authority threatening internal stability ahead of future political contests.
Legal observers say the Supreme Court’s pending verdict could decisively settle the dispute and redefine the party’s leadership structure, with significant implications for its political trajectory.
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