The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called on Nigerians and political leaders who are yet to align with any political platform to register with the party and participate in its activities following the dismissal of a suit filed against it by Dumebi Kachikwu and four others.
The party made the call in a press statement issued on Friday while welcoming the judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja, which dismissed the case challenging the party.
The case, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1331/2025 and titled Dumebi Kachikwu & 4 Ors. vs. INEC & 5 Ors., had challenged the party’s leadership structure.
Delivering the ruling, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik held that the issues raised in the suit bordered on the internal leadership and membership of the party, which she said were non-justiciable matters.
Consequently, the court declined jurisdiction over the case.
In its reaction, the ADC National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, described the judgment as a victory for the rule of law and an affirmation of the constitutional right of political parties to manage their internal affairs without interference.
According to Abdullahi, the court upheld the preliminary objections filed by counsel to the party, as well as those representing the ADC National Chairman, David Mark, and the party’s National Secretary, Rauf Aregbesola.
“This judgment is a welcome affirmation of the well-established legal principle that political parties retain the constitutional right to manage their internal affairs without undue interference,” he said.
