A’Court restores ADC, Atiku, Mark, Adeleke celebrate

Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s camp, the ADC national chairman, David Mark, Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, Action Alliance presidential candidate, Adekunle Omoaje and other The judgment by the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, which set aside the June 15 judgment of the Federal High Court ordering the Independent National Electoral Commission to deregister the African Democratic Congress,...

• Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s camp, the ADC national chairman, David Mark, Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, Action Alliance presidential candidate, Adekunle Omoaje and other The judgment by the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, which set aside the June 15 judgment of the Federal High Court ordering the Independent National Electoral Commission to deregister the African Democratic Congress, Action Alliance, Action Peoples Party, Accord and Zenith Labour Party, has sparked jubilation among opposition leaders.Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s camp, the ADC national chairman, David Mark, Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, Action Alliance presidential candidate, Adekunle Omoaje and other stakeholders hailed the appellate court’s verdict, describing it as a major victory for constitutional democracy, the rule of law and Nigeria’s multiparty political system.
• The Court of Appeal ruled that the trial court lacked jurisdiction to entertain the suit seeking the deregistration of the ADC and others.Delivering the lead judgment, Justice Abba Mohammed held that the lower court wrongly assumed jurisdiction over a suit instituted by the National Forum of Former Legislators, which the appellate court ruled was not a juristic person with the legal capacity to sue.
• The court held that there was no competent suit before the Federal High Court to warrant the consequential order directing INEC to deregister the affected political parties.