… imposes N1m fine
The Federal High Court has dismissed objections by David Mark, national chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), and Rauf Aregbesola, the party’s national secretary, to an application by ADC chieftain Nafiu Bala Gombe to amend his claims in a leadership suit against them.
Justice Peter Odo Lifu of the Federal High Court also imposed a N500,000 fine each on Mark and Aregbesola, ordering that the money be paid to Gombe.
In a ruling delivered on Friday, Justice Lifu held that the objections raised by the two ADC leaders against the amendment of the originating summons lacked merit.
The judge said the amendment sought by Gombe was a normal step in civil litigation aimed at preventing a miscarriage of justice and allowing the plaintiff to properly present his case.
