Appeal Court halts deregistration of ADC, others

• AA, Accord, Hashim, Adebayo fault order • NJC must investigate Justice Lifu’s judgment –HURIWA
 
From Godwin Tsa, Abuja
The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal has ordered a stay of execution of the Federal High Court judgment directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister five political parties. The court condemned the trial judge, Justice Peter Lifu, for what it described as judicial rascality.
In a unanimous decision, a three-member panel led by Justice A.B. Mohammed berated Justice Peter Lifu for flouting an order made on May 22, which had directed him to suspend proceedings before him, holding that his action amounted to an affront on t...