JUST IN: Tɛŋsion As INEC Removes Names Of ADC National Chairman, Sen. David Mark; National Secretary, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola From Its Official Portal For The African Democratic Congress
The decision, contained in an official press release issued today by National Commissioner Mohammed Kudu Haruna (Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee), aims to comply with preservatory orders from the Court of Appeal in Appeal No. CA/ABJ/145/2026: Senator David Mark v Hon. Nafiu Bala Gombe & Ors.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will henceforth cease to accept correspondences from either the David Mark-led African Democratic Congress (ADC) faction or that of Nafiu Bala, following a review of the Court of Appeal judgment on March 12 this year.
Nafiu Bala, who was the vice chairman of the ADC before the David Mark-led caretaker committee assumed control of the party, approached the courts to challenge the emergence of David Mark and his colleagues at the National Working Committee.
The opposition coalition had, in 2025, adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a political platform to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections.
This was followed by the former national chairman of the ADC, Ralph Nwosu, formally handing over the party’s membership card to former Senate President David Mark and former Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola, who assumed the roles of interim national chairman and national secretary, respectively.
The resignation of the Ralph Nwosu-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the ADC in July 2025 gave rise to the David Mark-led NWC.
However, Nafiu Bala Gombe, the Vice-National Chairman, claimed that following the chairman’s resignation, he automatically ought to take over as chairman.
