Nigeria’s apex court has scheduled April 22 to hear separate appeals brought before it by the Peoples Democratic Party and the African Democratic Congress, as legal disputes continue to unsettle the country’s leading opposition parties.
The Supreme Court had earlier approved an accelerated hearing to fast-track the resolution of the prolonged crisis.
The appeal concerning the ADC was initiated by its National Chairman and former Senate President, David Mark, who is contesting earlier court rulings linked to the party’s internal dispute.
A five-member panel of the court, presided over by Mohammed Garba, set Wednesday, April 22, for the hearing after granting the request for expedited proceedings in the case marked SC/CV/180/2026.
As part of the accelerated process, the court instructed Mark’s legal representative, Jibril Okutepa, to file and serve the appellant’s brief within a limited timeframe.
In a related development, the apex court also fixed April 22 for the hearing of the PDP appeal filed by a faction led by former Minister of Special Duties, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki.
The group is challenging the March 9 judgment of the Court of Appeal, which upheld earlier decisions preventing the party from proceeding with outcomes of its disputed national convention.
The panel, also headed by Justice Mohammed Garba, had granted accelerated hearing for the PDP matter on April 14.
In its directive, the court ordered an abridged schedule for filings, mandating respondents to submit their briefs within five days, while appellants were given two days to respond.
