Dalung accuses Aregbesola of undermining ADC’s court case over caretaker appointments

A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Solomon Dalung, has accused the party’s national secretary, Rauf Aregbesola, of unilaterally appointing caretaker committees across the 36 states despite a pending appeal before the Supreme Court.

Dalung, a former minister of youth and sports development, made the allegation in a video shared on his Facebook page on Tuesday.

He claimed that appointment letters, allegedly signed by Aregbesola, had been circulated to members of the caretaker committees ahead of their planned inauguration on Wednesday.

According to him, the appointments involved individuals removed from their positions by the Court of Appeal, whose challenge against the decisions is still pending before the Supreme Court.

Dalung described the move as a disregard for the judicial process, warning that inaugurating the committees before the apex court delivers its judgment could undermine the party’s legal challenge.

“This action of the party is intended to undermine the integrity of the judiciary and pre-empt the decision on the matter before your lordships at the Supreme Court. This act is unacceptable to right-thinking Nigerians and lovers of the principles of the rule of law and democracy,” he said.

He also questioned why Aregbesola alone signed the appointment letters, arguing that appointments of such importance should carry the signatures of both the national chairman and national secretary.

Dalung urged the party leadership to withdraw the appointment letters and suspend the planned inauguration until the Supreme Court determines the pending appeal.