Atiku welcomes Appeal Court verdict on parties’ deregisteration, says reprieve for ADC

Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has welcomed the Court of Appeal’s decision to halt the execution of a Federal High Court judgment that ordered the deregistration of the ADC and four other political parties.
The appellate court’s intervention temporarily preserves the legal status of the affected parties ahead of the 2027 general elections.
On Monday, a Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice Peter Lifu, directed the Independent National Electoral Commission to deregister the ADC, Accord Party, Action Alliance, Action Peoples Party and Zenith Labour Party.
The court held that the parties failed to meet const...