The Presidency has called on the National Judicial Council (NJC) to urgently intervene over conflicting court judgments concerning the leadership crisis in the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Temitope Ajayi, Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Publicity, said the conflicting judicial pronouncements by courts of equal jurisdiction could undermine public confidence in the judiciary and raise questions about the integrity of the bench.
Ajayi made the call in a statement shared on his X account on Thursday.
He was reacting to the judgment delivered by Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja, which nullified the leadership of the ADC led by former Senate President David Mark.
Ajayi argued that two High Courts should not issue contradictory decisions on the same leadership dispute, insisting that the proper legal procedure after a court has delivered judgment is to approach a higher court through an appeal rather
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