In a statement on Saturday, Ameh argued that the court overstepped its powers by reviewing its earlier judgment that compelled the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register the NDC as a political party.
He contended that the application was filed by the Peace Movement Party, which he claimed is not a registered political party and therefore lacked the legal standing to seek the relief granted by the court.
His words: “It is laughable that a court would agree to deregister a duly registered political party simply because an unregistered, legally nonexistent party asked it to do so. Something is seriously and fundamentally wrong with integrity of the court decision in that judgment.”
Ameh argued that the court had become functus officio after delivering its earlier judgment and could only revisit the decision under exceptional circumstances.
He stated: “Ordinarily, once a court delivers its judgment, it is said to have
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