Nigeria, May 8 -- A member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Nafiu Bala-Gombe, who is laying claim to the party's chairmansip seat, has asked the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court for a change of the judge handling the matter.

The plaintiff sought a transfer of his suit from Judge Emeka Nwite to another judge to guarrantee judidicial impartiality.

Judge Nwite adjourned the matter indefinitely after parties to the suit clashed over a letter already written by the plaintiff to the Chief Judge John Tsoho requesting the re-assignment of the case to a new judge.

The suit was filed by Nafiu Bala-Gombe against the ADC, along with the interim chairman of the party who recently got Supreme Court's validation, David Mark, and interim ...