ADC crisis: No one is above party constitution, Nafiu Bala tells Mark-led exco
- ✦On the obligation of political parties to obey their internal rules, Gombe said courts had a duty to intervene where established procedures were disregarded.
- By Luminous Jannamike Hon. Nafiu Bala Gombe, National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has declared that no political party leader is above the party’s constitution, following the Federal High Court judgment on the party’s leadership dispute.
- Gombe said the judgment reinforced the principle that leadership positions in political parties must emerge through lawful and constitutionally recognised procedures, not imposition or political expediency, insisting that courts must intervene when parties disregard their own rules.
- On the obligation of political parties to obey their internal rules, Gombe said courts had a duty to intervene where established procedures were disregarded.
Hon. Nafiu Bala Gombe, National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has declared that no political party leader
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By Luminous Jannamike Hon. Nafiu Bala Gombe, National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has declared that no political party leader is above the party’s constitution, following the Federal High Court judgment on the party’s leadership dispute.
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The primary parties identified in this coverage include African Democratic Congress, Gombe State, Independent National Electoral Commission.
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In a statement reacting to the judgment in Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1819/2025, involving him, the ADC and four others, Gombe commended the trial judge for what he described as an independent, impartial and courageous handling of the politically sensitive dispute.
