The Forum of 19 Northern State Chairmen of the African Democratic Congress has rejected the Federal High Court judgment that sacked the David Mark-led national leadership of the party, insisting that the ruling would be challenged at the Court of Appeal.
The forum also announced plans to petition the National Judicial Council over what it described as procedural violations and disregard for an earlier judgment by a court of coordinate jurisdiction.
The position was contained in a statement jointly signed by the chairmen and made available to The PUNCH on Tuesday, following the November 5 judgment delivered by Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja.
The statement read, “We reject this judgment in its entirety and shall challenge it at the appellate court. It is a clear departure from established judicial precedents on the same subject matter.”
They faulted the ruling, arguing that it contradicted an earlier judgment delivered on July 2, 2026, by Justice Musa Liman of the same Federal High Court in a suit involving Leke Abejide and the ADC.
