David Mark, National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), and Atiku Abubakar, the party’s presidential candidate, have hailed the Court of Appeal judgment nullifying the Federal High Court ruling that sought to deregister the ADC and four other opposition political parties, describing the decision as a landmark victory for democracy, constitutionalism and the rule of law.
BusinessDay reports that the Court of Appeal had set aside the judgment of Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, which ordered the deregistration of the ADC, Action Peoples Party (APP), Action Alliance (AA), Accord (A) and Zenith Labour Party (ZLP).
In a unanimous decision, a three-member panel led by Justice Abba Mohammed held that the trial court lacked the jurisdiction to entertain the suit, describing its judgment as “a nullity.”
The appellate court also ruled that the lower court proceeded with its judgment despite a subsisting stay of proceedings and
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