Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, has welcomed the judgment of the court of appeal nullifying a Federal High Court ruling that ordered the deregistration of the ADC and four other political parties.
The court of appeal, in a unanimous judgment delivered on Tuesday, held that the federal high court in Abuja lacked the jurisdiction to entertain the suit seeking the parties’ deregistration.
The appellate court consequently set aside the June 15 judgment, restored the registration of the affected parties and held that the suit was incompetent because it was instituted by a non-juristic entity.
Reacting in a statement issued by his media office, the former vice-president described the ruling as a victory for constitutional democracy and the rule of law.
“We warmly welcome the landmark judgment of the Court of Appeal, which set aside the erroneous judgment of
