The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has reserved judgment in appeals seeking to overturn a Federal High Court ruling that ordered the deregistration of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and four other political parties.
A three-member panel of the court led by Justice Abba Mohammed fixed the matter for judgment after lawyers representing all the parties adopted their written arguments.
The court said the date for the judgment would be communicated to the parties.
The parties challenging the Federal High Court judgment are the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Action Peoples Party (APP), Action Alliance (AA), Accord Party (AP) and Zenith Labour Party (ZLP).
The appeals followed a judgment by Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja, which directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister the five political parties for allegedly failing to meet the constitutional requirements for continued registration.
The trial court also barred INEC from recognising the
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