Court suspends ADC congresses in Adamawa

A High Court in Adamawa State has ordered the suspension of the congresses by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the state.

The state, local government, and ward congresses of the party in Adamawa State were scheduled to have been underway.

The suspension order was issued by Justice Ahmed Isah of High Court 6, Yola pending the determination of a case before the court.

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 April 15, Shehu said he sued the Dasin committee because the way it went about the planning of the congresses was undemocratic.