ADC Requests Court Intervention to Prevent Senator Ireti Kingibe from Representing Party

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has turned to a Federal High Court in Abuja, aiming to secure a legal order that prohibits Senator Ireti Kingibe from presenting herself as a member of the party.

This action comes just two days after the senator was indefinitely suspended by the Wuse Ward Executive Committee of the party.

In a legal application filed by the ADC’s attorney, Maxwell Opara, the party has requested the court to recognize the capability of the Wuse Ward Executive Committee to impose disciplinary measures and initiate suspensions on its members.

Furthermore, the ADC seeks judicial confirmation that the suspension of Senator Kingibe, who serves as the FCT representative in the National Assembly, is both valid and still in effect.

The plaintiffs in the legal case, identified as Okezuo Godfrey Kanayo, who is the ADC chairman in Wuse Ward, and Isaiah Ojonugwa Samuel, the ward secretary, are acting on behalf of themselves and the Wuse Ward Executive Committee in this suit, which is registered as FHC/ABJ/CS/539/2026.

The demand made to the court includes a declaration asserting that Kingibe is not permitted to legally represent herself as a member, or as a card-carrying member, of the ADC while the suspension is still applicable.

Additionally, the plaintiffs are seeking a ruling from the court that the National Working Committee (NWC) of the ADC should dismiss any recognition of Kingibe as a party member during her suspension period.

This suit also requests the validation of the decision made by the Wuse Ward Executive Committee to suspend the senator.

Court documents indicate that the legal action is pursued under Sections 6(6)(B) and 251 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended), alongside Article 16 of the ADC constitution, and Order 3 Rules 6 and 7 of the Federal High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules 2019.

The plaintiffs have also invoked the inherent authority of the Federal High Court to ensure judicial interpretation and enforcement of the party’s constitutional guidelines.

As of the time this report was prepared, the case had not yet been assigned to a judge. This development adds a new chapter to the ongoing internal issues within the ADC surrounding the senator's status.