ADC Members Protest Delayed Release Of Judgment Sacking Mark-Led NWC

Members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) have staged a protest at the Federal High Court in Abuja. They recently demanded the release of the Certified True Copy of the judgment nullifying the party’s National Working Committee led by former Senate President, David Mark.

The protesters, who called on the National Judicial Council to intervene, accused the trial judge, Justice Peter Lifu, of withholding the judgment delivered on November 5, thereby frustrating their efforts to challenge the decision at the Court of Appeal.

Speaking during the protest on Wednesday, a former Acting Chairman of the ADC in the Federal Capital Territory, Yusuf Shehu Tijani, described the judgment as a sham and urged the judge to release its certified copy.

He added that the protest is intended to draw the attention of the NJC to the alleged delay and compel the judge to release the document.

His words, “Our reason for coming here today is what Justice Lifu is doing.

He is holding on to the sham judgment he said he passed. He should send the CTC, so that we can get it and appeal the judgment.

Moreover, the Supreme Court already affirmed the leadership of Senator David Mark as the National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress.

So why is the High Court going against that recognition saying he’s passing a judgment?

So the protest is to call on the NJC to pressure this man, let him do what is right, because justice must prevail in Nigeria. This is not a jungle.

This is a country that has laws, that has rules, and we have to follow the Constitution of the country.

The stated law is that he should send the CTC so that we can appeal the judgment which is a sham judgment in the first place.”