Legal Hammer Drops: ADC Chieftain Forced To Pay ₦100 Million For Frivolous Bias Allegations!.

The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered Nkemakolam Ukandu, the National Welfare Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), to pay ₦100 million in damages to the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, and Justice Peter Lifu. This ruling was issued by Justice Salim Ibrahim on Monday following the dismissal of Ukandu’s lawsuit due to a lack of diligent prosecution.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

• Financial Penalty: Justice Ibrahim ordered Ukandu to pay ₦50 million to each judge within a 14-day period, following an oral application made by the judges’ counsel, J.U.K. Igwe (SAN).

• Original Lawsuit: In suit FHC/ABJ/CS/1165/2026, Ukandu had accused the National Judicial Council (NJC), Justice Tsoho, and Justice Lifu of bias, corruption, abuse of judicial power, and disobedience to court orders, requesting that the NJC investigate the two judicial officers.

• Procedural Default: The case was dismissed because neither Ukandu nor his legal representative appeared in court, despite a previous warning from Justice Ibrahim on June 30 that the suit would be struck out if they failed to show up.

• Context of the Dispute: The lawsuit originated from an internal ADC leadership crisis involving party member Nafiu-Bala Gombe, who is seeking to restrain the party’s leadership under Senator David Mark. Ukandu, who wanted to join Gombe’s case, had challenged the reassignment of the matter to Justice Lifu, claiming it violated prior court orders.