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BREAKING: ADC, Accord, three others get lifeline as Appeal Court suspends deregistration order
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has ordered an immediate stay of execution of the judgment delivered by the Federal High Court directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and four other political parties.
The appellate court also restrained INEC from taking any steps towards implementing the deregistration pending the determination of the substantive suit filed by the affected political parties.
The development comes barely a day after Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court ordered the electoral body to deregister the ADC, the Accord Party (AP) and three other political parties over alleged failure to satisfy constitutional requirements for continued registration.
In a strongly worded ruling, the three-member panel of the Court of Appeal reportedly criticised the lower court’s action, describing it as a “brazen disregard for the higher court” and an act of “judicial impertinence.”
The appellate court held that the status quo must be maintained until the legal issues surrounding the deregistration are fully resolved.
The ruling effectively suspends any move by INEC to enforce the Federal High Court judgment and ensures that the affected parties retain their legal status pending the final outcome of the case.
The judgment is expected to intensify the legal and political battle surrounding the deregistration controversy, which has attracted widespread reactions from opposition parties and political stakeholders.
Further details of the Appeal Court’s decision are expected as the full ruling becomes available.
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