The African Democratic Congress, ADC, in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has approached the Federal High Court, Abuja to prevent Senator Ireti Kingibe from presenting herself as a member of the party.
The legal action follows the senator’s indefinite suspension by the Wuse Ward Executive Committee, announced just 48 hours earlier.
Filed by the party’s lawyer, Maxwell Opara, the suit seeks a judicial declaration that the Wuse Ward Executive Committee has the authority to discipline and suspend party members within its jurisdiction.
The ADC Abuja is asking the court to declare that, while suspended, Kingibe cannot legally claim membership or present herself as a card-carrying member of the ADC.
This move follows a statement by the party’s spokesman, Bolaji Abdullahi who dismissed the alleged suspension of Kingibe, noting that the national executive did not approve the sanction.
ADC FCT chapter accused senator Ireti Kingibe of antiparty activities, including refusal to pay party dues among others.
