The Senator David Mark- led leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Tuesday formally wrote the Chief Justice of Nigeria CJN, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, pleading for quick delivery of judgment in the leadership tussle plaguing the party at the national level.
In his letter, he noted that the party will suffer irreparable harm if judgment in the protracted battle was not delivered by the Supreme Court during the period allowed by the Electoral Act to field candidates for the 2027 general elections.
The Save-Our-Soul letter of the ADC to the CJN authored by its lead counsel and Senior Advocate of Nigeria SAN, Shuaibu Enejoh Aruwa, stated that the party would have no role to play in the 2027 general elections unless the judgment is delivered within three days starting from today.
The letter dated April 28 was received by the Office of the CJN.
It is titled “Re: Suit No: 8SC/CV/180/2026: Senator David Mark -vhon. Nafiu Bala Gombe & 4 Ors A passionate plea for the timely delivery of the above judgment in the above mentioned appeal to forestall the impending irreparable harm to constitutional rights of ADC to participate in the 2027 elections.”
The Supreme Court reserved judgment delivery in the ADC crisis until a date that would be communicated to parties involved in the tussle.
A five-member panel of the apex court led by Justice Garba Mohammed reserved its verdict after lawyers representing parties adopted their briefs of argument for and against the appeal.
But sensing dangers in any further delay in the judgment delivery, the party has now through the letter raised a deep concern.
It reads : “We are Counsel to the African Democratic Congress, ADC, the 2:4 Respondent in the above mentioned Appeal. My Lord, this appeal was graciously heard expeditiously on the 22 April, 2026 and judgment was thereafter reserved to a date to be communicated by the court.”