Nigeria, May 1 -- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has re-published the names of David Mark and Rauf Aregbesola as the chairman and national secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), respectively, on its website.

INEC had, on 1 April, suspended the recognition of Mr Mark and any other leadership of the ADC after the Court of Appeal asked parties to maintain the status quo of events before the suit challenging his (Mark) leadership of the party was filed on 2 September 2025.

The suit had originated from the Federal High Court in Abuja, where a former national vice chairman of the ADC, Nafiu Bala, is challenging the emergence of Mr Mark as the party's chairperson.

Mr Bala told the court that he should be the...