The Federal High Court in Abuja has suspended delivery of judgment in a suit seeking the deregistration of several political parties, including the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Accord Party and Action Alliance (AA).
Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court was expected to deliver judgment on Friday in the case brought by the Incorporated Trustees of the National Forum of Former Legislators.
However, proceedings took a different turn after developments at the Court of Appeal stalled the matter.
When the case was called, the court registrar informed parties that the judgment would no longer be delivered as earlier scheduled. The registrar explained that a new date would be communicated later.
The latest development followed an order granted by the Court of Appeal in favour of the Accord Party. The appellate court had last week approved a stay of proceedings, effectively halting further action in the matter pending the determination of issues
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