The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, on Tuesday set aside the judgement of the Federal High Court that ordered deregistration of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Accord Party and three other political parties.
The appellate court specifically declared the judgement that ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister the parties “null and void”.
Daily Trust reports that Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, had ordered the electoral body to deregister the party over its performance after the 2023 general elections.
However, the political parties, including ADC, the Action Peoples Party (APP), Action Alliance (AA), Accord Party (AP), and the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) sought nullification of the Federal High Court judgment.