The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and its National Secretary, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, to pay a total of N1 million in costs after dismissing separate applications seeking the withdrawal of Justice Peter Lifu from an ongoing leadership dispute involving the party.
Justice Lifu, in a ruling delivered on Tuesday, held that the applications lacked merit and failed to establish any evidence of judicial bias.
The court subsequently awarded N500,000 against ADC and another N500,000 against Aregbesola, both payable to the plaintiff in the suit.
The judge said the allegations raised against the court were unsupported and appeared to be aimed at slowing down proceedings in a matter already directed by the Supreme Court to be heard expeditiously.
According to him, a thorough review of the affidavits and arguments presented by all parties revealed no conduct that could reasonably suggest prejudice or bias on the
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