Court fixes Nov 20 for hearing of Adamawa ADC case

Adamawa State High Court IX adjourned the case of African Democratic Party (ADC) to Nov. 20 for hearing, a suit filed by Yohanna Kambile and Zubairu Ishaq, Adamawa ADC’s chairman and secretary respectively challenged their removal from office unconstitutionally.

Kambile who challenged: Amb.Omar Suleiman, Chairman Coalition Adamawa stakeholders; Sadiq Dasin, Chairman Transition Electoral/Congress Commitee; Malam Saidu Komsiri, State Interim Chairman and his Led Executive Committee members.

Others are: Babachir Lawan, National Vice Chairman North East; Sen. David Mark, ADC National Chairman and his Led National Executive Committee Members; National Working Committee and the ADC.

Yakubu philimon SAN, counsel of the plaintiffs said, the removal was done without recourse to the provisions of the Constitution of the party.

He said they made it clear to the courts that the defendants should show cause, and the court was inclined to take in all the applications together.

“And ordered defendants to file their statement of defense in the main case, so that both the primary objection and the statement of defense should take him on the next agenda”, he said.

According to him the 20th will be for hearing of every application and also the main suit.

The Counsel for the defendants, Dr Emem Ibrahim-Effiong, asked the Court for three days to enable them to file their response to suit the merits without delay.

He said, the case is a political matter that needs to be addressed internally before coming to the Court.

The presiding judge, Justice Benjamin Manji, granted the three days and adjourned the case to November 20th for further hearing.