Nigeria, June 16 -- Judge Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday imposed a fine of N500,000 each on the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and its interim National Secretary, Rauf Aregbesola, over their application seeking his withdrawal from a suit that centres on the leadership dispute within the party.

Mr Lifu imposed the fine in a ruling on a recusal application filed by the ADC and Mr Aregbesola, a former governor of Osun State and ex-minister of interior.

PREMIUM TIMES reported that the ADC and Mr Aregbesola, on 8 June, asked the judge to withdraw from a suit concerning the party's leadership dispute.

They accused the judge of bias and urged him to transfer the case to the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court fo...