Deregistration: ZLP candidate faults court ruling, alleges judicial overreach

The presidential candidate of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Dan Nwanyanwu, has criticised the Federal High Court ruling ordering the deregistration of five political parties, describing the judgment as a “travesty of justice” and a threat to Nigeria’s judicial credibility.
Nwanyanwu made the remarks during an interview on ARISE News on Monday after Justice Peter Lifu ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Accord Party, Action Alliance (AA), Action Peoples Party (APP) and ZLP.
He argued that the ruling was delivered in defiance of an existing order from the Court of Appeal.
“What happened today is a travesty ...