The Federal High Court sitting in Sokoto has dismissed a suit filed by a former Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the state, Umar Faruk, challenging the party’s leadership structure.
Justice Ahmad Gama dismissed the suit on Friday for lack of merit and evidence, resolving the four reliefs sought by the plaintiffs in favour of the respondents.
Faruk and others had instituted the suit in July, alleging that new entrants into the party had hijacked its structure in Sokoto State.
The plaintiffs had asked the court to restore Faruk as the substantive chairman of the party in the state.
However, after listening to arguments from counsel for both parties, Justice Gama held that the court lacked jurisdiction to interfere in the internal affairs of a political party.
The judge also faulted the plaintiffs for failing to exhaust the party’s internal dispute resolution mechanisms before approaching the court.
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