Nigeria, July 2 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday dismissed a suit challenging the leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) led by former Senate President David Mark, holding that the party's new leadership emerged in line with its constitution and the law.

In a judgment, Judge Musa Liman upheld the preliminary objections filed by the ADC, its former National Chairperson, Ralph Nwosu, Mr Mark and the party's National Secretary, Rauf Aregbesola, against the suit instituted by Leke Abejide, a member of the House of Representatives.

Mr Abejide, who represents Yagba Federal Constituency in Kogi State on the platform of the ADC, instituted the suit through his lawyer, Ibrahim Idris, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN)....