Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed June 16 to rule on applications seeking his withdrawal from a suit challenging the leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) under the interim leadership of David Mark.
The judge adjourned the matter on Monday after lawyers representing parties in the case adopted and argued their applications requesting that he recuse himself from further proceedings.
The suit was filed by a former Deputy National Chairman of the ADC, Nafiu Bala Gombe, who is contesting the party’s leadership structure and the emergence of its national leadership.
Although the ADC is opposing the suit, the matter had previously reached the Supreme Court, which directed the trial court to conduct an accelerated hearing of all pending applications. The case was subsequently returned to the Federal High Court on April 30.
Justice Peter Lifu was recently assigned to handle the matter after
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