The Obidient Movement, a support group of Mr. Peter Obi, has called on the Supreme Court to swiftly deliver judgement in the appeal filed by the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

Obi, former candidate of the Labour Party(LP) in the 2023 presidential election, is now in ADC and hopes to seek the party’s ticket in the 2027 presidential election.

The apex court had last Wednesday, reserved judgement in the appeal filed by Senator David Mark-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the ADC and another appeal by Kabiru Tanimu Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The Obidient Movement in a statement by its National Coordinator, Dr. Yunusa Tanko, reminded the Supreme Court justices that justice delayed is “democracy denied.”

According to him, the current leadership vacuum in ADC has left thousands of party faithful in a state of confusion, adding that significant number of the party’s supporters who look at ADC as credible alternative, stand the risk of disenfranchisement in the 2027 general elections.

“The apex court is the last refinery of justice, at a time when the political landscape requires absolute clarity. “Any prolonged delay in pronouncing a final verdict on the ADC leadership crisis provides room for mischief, fuels factionalism, and undermines the preparations for a robust multi-party contest in the coming elections,” Tanko warned.

He noted that the legal battle between the contending factions was no longer a mere internal affair as it has become a matter of national interest, which the apex court should be conscious of in its decisions.

“The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the voting public require a settled leadership to engage with, particularly as primary windows and coalition negotiations begin to take shape.

“We, therefore, like to make an urgent call to the Supreme Court, requesting an expedited and definitive ruling on the leadership dispute currently paralysing the African Democratic Congress (ADC),” the coordinator pleaded.