Judge rejects ADC, Aregbesola’s call to withdraw from party leadership suit, imposes N1 million fine (opens original article in a new tab)

Judge Peter Lifu rejected ADC and Rauf Aregbesola's request to withdraw from a leadership dispute lawsuit, imposing a N500,000 fine each for lack of evidence of bias. The lawsuit challenges leadership appointments within the ADC party, with the judge ruling that the recusal applications were baseless and an abuse of court process.

• Judge Peter Lifu rejected ADC and Aregbesola's request to withdraw from a leadership dispute lawsuit
• Judge imposed N500,000 fine on ADC and Aregbesola for lack of evidence of bias
• The lawsuit involves a challenge to leadership appointments within the ADC party
• Judge ruled that recusal applications were baseless and an abuse of court process
• The case was reassigned to Judge Lifu after previous legal proceedings