The Court of Appeal has voided the Federal High Court judgment that ordered INEC to deregister ADC and four other political parties.
ADC, Four Others Escape Deregistration As Appeal Court Voids Judgment
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has set aside Justice Peter Lifu’s June 15 judgment ordering INEC to deregister ADC and four other parties, ruling the Federal High Court wrongly assumed jurisdiction over a suit filed by a non-juridical entity, The Nation reports.
A three-member panel led by Justice Abba Mohammed faulted the trial court for allowing an incompetent suit to be amended, ignoring evidence of the parties’ electoral wins, and defying an earlier appellate order to stay proceedings.
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