ADC's Nafiu Bala Gombe Directs Membership Submission After Court Ruling

Nafiu Bala Gombe, the factional National Chairman of the ADC, issued a directive on November 8, 2026, to party leaders and candidates after a Federal High Court judgment nullified the leadership of David Mark and the caretaker committee. Gombe instructed all ward, local government, and state chapters to submit their membership registers to the national secretariat by November 12, 2026.

Ward chairmen must provide hard copies of their registers to local government chairmen, who will compile and send them to state secretariats for submission to the National Headquarters. Gombe emphasized the importance of this exercise for the party's revalidation and administration.

He also urged ADC candidates to continue their campaign activities despite the leadership crisis, stating that the court's ruling should not distract them. The judgment, delivered by Justice Peter Lifu, invalidated the caretaker committee's formation and decisions, citing violations of the ADC constitution, the Electoral Act, and the 1999 Constitution.