The Court of Appeal in Abuja has upheld a Federal High Court judgment restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising or participating in any state congresses organised by committees appointed by the Senator David Mark-led caretaker leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
A three-member panel of the Court of Appeal on Monday dismissed the appeal filed by the David Mark-led leadership in a split decision of two to one.
The appellate court affirmed the earlier judgment delivered on April 29 by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, upholding the legal restrictions.
Delivering the lead judgment, Justice Okon Abang ruled that there was no compelling reason to set aside the restraining order previously issued against the Mark-led faction by the Federal High Court.
The Court of Appeal also upheld the order restraining the caretaker leadership from interfering with the tenure and functions of the party’s elected state executives.
The majority judgment held that the responsibility
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