Nigeria, April 30 -- The Supreme Court, on Thursday, ruled in favour of former Senate President David Mark in a legal battle for the control of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

But the decision is not the final one on the matter as the Supreme Court ordered that the Federal High Court in Abuja, where the suit originated, should see the stalled proceedings to the end.

Delivering judgement, a five-member panel of the Supreme Court led by Lawal Garba unanimously upheld Mr Mark's appeal, setting aside an order of the Court of Appeal which asked all parties to the dispute to maintain the status quo antebellum.

The disputed Court of Appeal judgement had prompted a recent decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ...