Supreme Court To Hear  ADC, PDP Appeals Tuesday

By Suleiman Anyalewechi 

The Supreme Court of Nigeria has scheduled hearing for Tuesday April,14, 2026, an appeal filed by the factional National Chairman of the opposition Coalition platform the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Senator David Mark, challenging the Court of Appeal’s verdict on the internal and leadership crisis rocking the party.

The source reports that the Appallate Court had, on March 12, 2026, in its ruling on Mark’s appeal against an application filed by factional leader, Bala Nafiu Gombe, at an Abuja Federal High Court, ordered all parties to maintain the status quo ante bellum pending the determination of the motion on notice at the trial court.

The Court of Appeal also ordered parties to return to the trial court for the continuation of proceedings in the Nafiu Gombe’s suit challenging the Mark-led national leadership.

The Apex Court also has fixed same Tuesday for the hearing of the appeal filed by the Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee NWC of the Peoples Democratic party, PDP, against the Court of Appeal judgment of March 9, 2026, nullifying its Ibadan National Convention, and recognizing the Nyesom Wike-backed Abdulraham Mohammed-led leadership of the party.

Mark, in his appeal, is seeking the Apex Court’s order nullifying the Appallate Court’s verdict ordering the resumption of proceedings in  the suit filed by Nafiu Gombe at the trial court ,as well as for  parties to maintain the status quo pending the determination of the motion on notice before the trial court.

The Mark-led national leadership is also seeking an order of the  Supreme Court restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC from executing the Appallate court’s ruling on parties maintaining the status quo ante bellum.

Similarly, Mark is praying the apex Court for an  order of stay of execution of the Court of Appeal judgment, pending the hearing and determination of his motion on notice before the court.

In  his application, Mark is also seeking the Supreme Court’s order compelling the INEC to continue to recognize his leadership as the ADC’s authentic NWC pending the final determination of his motion on notice.

The Mark’s ADC leadership attempt at securing similar reliefs at the trial court was dismissed by Honourable Justice Emeka Nwite, prompting it to approach the Court of Appeal.

In the same vein, Honourable Justices James Omotosho  and Peter Lifu of Abuja Federal High Courts had earlier ruled to nullify the Ibadan National Convention of the PDP where the Turaki national executive committee emerged.

The Turaki national executive committee, in its two appeals, are challenging the Court of Appeal rulings affirming the trial court’s judgment nullifying the Ibadan National Convention of the PDP.