Court Sets July 7 For ADC Deregistration Appeal Hearing

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has fixed July 7 for the hearing of an appeal challenging the deregistration of five political parties, including the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the Accord Party.
The appeal, initially scheduled for hearing on June 25, was adjourned to allow parties in the matter to file and exchange their briefs of argument before the substantive hearing.
At Thursday’s proceedings, counsel for the Accord Party, Musibau Adetunbi (SAN), told the three-member panel led by Justice Abubakar Mohammed that the record of appeal and the judgment of the Federal High Court were only obtained on Monday and had since been transmitted to the appellate court.
Adetunbi subse...