INEC had, on 1 April 2026, removed the names of Mark and Aregbesola from its portal as the National Chairman and National Secretary of the ADC respectively.
By Kehinde Okeowo
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has restored Senator David Mark as the National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), along with other party executives.
A check on the INEC portal confirmed the development shortly after the Supreme Court’s verdict on the matter was made public.
The apex court, while delivering its judgement on Thursday, vacated the Court of Appeal’s order which had barred the recognition of Mark and others as the ADC executive.
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The court also directed the ADC to return to the Federal High Court for the hearing and determination of issues arising from the leadership dispute within the party.
The court held that the Court of Appeal had acted beyond its jurisdiction by unilaterally issuing the status quo order.
“Giving such an order in an appeal it had already dismissed was unnecessary, unwarranted, and improper,” the Supreme Court held.
Prior to this, INEC had, on 1 April 2026, removed the names of David Mark and Rauf Aregbesola from its official portal as the National Chairman and National Secretary of the ADC respectively.
