A High Court in Adamawa State has ordered the suspension of the congresses scheduled for the state by the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
The state, local government, and ward congresses of the ADC in Adamawa State were scheduled to have been underway.
Justice Ahmed Isah of the High court in No. 6 in Yola, granted the order suspending the congress,pending the court decision on the case.
The case was instituted by the state chairman of the party, Yohanna Shehu, who is protesting alleged exclusion from the congress planning process.
The planning is coordinated by a controversial leadership organ, the state transition committee of the ADC, led by Sadiq Dasin.
Commenting on the case after the court suspended the congresses and fixed the hearing of the case for next Wednesday, April 15, Yohanna Shehu said he sued the Sadiq Dasin committee because the way the committee went about the planning of the congresses was undemocratic.
“How can you plan the congresses of a party without due consultation with the state chairman?” Yohanna asked during a telephone conversation.
