A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue the registration access code for the All Democratic Alliance (ADA) within 72 hours.
The ruling, delivered on Monday by Justice Peter Lifu, is seen as a major legal victory for the Akin Rickett-led leadership of the political association as it pushes for formal recognition as a political party ahead of future elections.
The court directed INEC to immediately generate and release the access code to ADA’s Protem Secretary to enable the party proceed with its registration process.
Justice Lifu held that INEC acted wrongly when it released the access code to Umar Ardo, who the court said was not the recognized Protem Secretary of the association.
According to the court, every action taken based on that decision was invalid.
The judge declared INEC’s earlier move illegal, wrongful, null and void.
The court also ordered the electoral body to reopen its
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