The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has restored David Mark as National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress, along with other members of the party’s National Working Committee.
A check of INEC’s website late Thursday confirmed the update. Rauf Aregbesola is now listed as National Secretary, while Dr. Mani Ahmad returns as National Treasurer. Akibu Dalhatu is back as National Financial Secretary, and Prof. Oserheimen Osunbor is named National Legal Adviser.
Their reinstatement comes weeks after INEC removed the group from its portal in April, following a Court of Appeal order.
That decision triggered protests from the Mark-led faction and drew reactions from opposition figures.
The dispute centres on a leadership tussle within the ADC and whether Mark’s faction should be formally recognised.
On Thursday, the Supreme Court of Nigeria stepped in, overturning the earlier directive.
The court ruled that the order to maintain the “status quo ante bellum” could no longer stand once the underlying issues had been decided, describing its continuation as unnecessary and legally unsound.
It also upheld the appeal filed by Mark’s faction and directed that the substantive case brought by Nafiu Bala Gombe at the Federal High Court be heard without delay.
For the Mark camp, the development is being framed as a win for due process and internal party stability. Still, the larger legal battle over the ADC’s leadership is far from settled, as the main case remains pending before the Federal High Court.
