The Court of Appeal has overturned the judgment of the Federal High Court that ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister five political parties, including the African Democratic Congress (ADC), declaring the earlier decision null and void.
The appellate court’s decision also affects the Accord Party, Action Alliance (AA), Action Peoples Party (APP), and Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), all of which had been listed in the Federal High Court’s deregistration order.
In a unanimous judgment delivered by a three-member panel led by Justice Abba Mohammed, the Court of Appeal held that the Federal High Court lacked the jurisdiction to entertain the matter in the first place. The court consequently set aside the entire judgment and nullified the order directing INEC to deregister the affected political parties.
African Democratic Congress (ADC)While delivering the judgment, the appellate court described the decision of the lower court as “a nullity” and
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