The Supreme Court is scheduled to deliberate on appeals filed by the Kabiru Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Senator David Mark, a factional National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Tuesday.
The three appeals seek to overturn recent judgments delivered by the Court of Appeal in Abuja.
The appeals filed by the Turaki-led PDP faction, marked SC/CV/166/2026 and SC/CV/164/2026, challenge two appellate court judgments delivered on March 9.
Those rulings affirmed prior decisions by the Federal High Court in Abuja, which ordered the PDP to halt its national convention originally scheduled for November 2025 until the party complied with statutory provisions, including the Electoral Act and the 2022 Guidelines for Political Parties.
The first underlying suit, filed by Austin Nwachukwu and two other party officials, resulted in an October 2025 judgment by Justice James Omotosho.
The second suit, filed by former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido, led to a November 2024 ruling by Justice Peter Lifu, which mandated that the PDP allow Lamido the opportunity to contest for the party’s chairmanship before proceeding with an elective convention.
Senator David Mark’s appeal, marked SC/CV/180/2026, contests a March 12 Court of Appeal judgment that dismissed his challenge regarding the ongoing leadership dispute within the ADC.
The appellate court, led by Justice Uchechukwu Onyemenam, upheld an objection raised by party chieftain Nafiu Bala Gombe.
The court ruled that Mark’s appeal was incompetent, citing that the grounds of the appeal did not accurately reflect the initial ruling of the trial court presided over by Justice Emeka Nwite.
The Supreme Court’s intervention is expected to provide much-needed clarity for both political parties leadership crisis.
