Nkemakolam Ukandu, the national welfare secretary of the African Democratic Congress, has sued the chief judge of the Federal High Court, John Tsoho, for alleged disobedience of a court order.

Mr Ukandu, in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1165/2026 and filed on Thursday, sought an order compelling the National Judicial Council to investigate allegations of corruption and abuse of judicial powers levelled against Mr Tsoho.

The plaintiff, who named the NJC as the first defendant, listed Mr Tsoho and Justice Peter Lifu as second and third defendants, respectively, in the suit. 

The fresh suit stemmed from the ADC leadership crisis involving an aggrieved member, Nafiu-Bala Gombe, whose case is currently before Mr Lifu. The judge was recently reassigned to hear Gombe’s suit following the announcement of the name of the former trial judge, Justice Emeka Nwite, among the 12 new justices elevated to the Appeal Court.

Mr Gombe’s suit seeks an order stopping the David Mark-led leadership of ADC from parading themselves as leaders of the party.

Mr Ukandu, who is seeking to be joined in the suit, accused the chief judge and Mr Lifu of manifest bias and a willingness to do the bidding of persons against the interests of the party. He faulted the chief judge for reassigning the suit to Mr Lifu, noting that the reassignment disregarded the orders of the Supreme Court Justice Nwite.

(NAN)