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The Court of Appeal has put on hold the Federal High Court ruling that deregistered the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and four other political parties over their inability to secure the constitutionally required 25 per cent of votes in the last general elections.
The appellate court’s decision was delivered on Tuesday by a three-member panel headed by Justice A. B. Mohammed. In a unanimous ruling, the panel suspended the judgment earlier issued by the Federal High Court in Abuja.
The Court of Appeal strongly criticised the lower court’s actions, describing Justice Lifu’s decision as “the highest form of judicial impertinence” for proceeding despite an earlier directive from the appellate court ordering a stay of proceedings.
According to Channels Television, the appellate court further held that delivering judgment while the stay order was in effect amounted to “an exhibition of judicial rascality.”
The dispute stems from a judgment by Justice Lifu, who ruled that the affected political parties failed to meet the constitutional requirement of securing 25 per cent of votes in the previous general elections. He also dismissed several preliminary objections raised by the parties.
Following that ruling, Justice Lifu directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to bar the affected parties from participating in future elections, including the 2027 general elections, on the grounds that they had failed to satisfy the constitutional threshold.
However, with the latest decision by the Court of Appeal, the enforcement of that judgment has now been suspended pending further legal proceedings.
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