Abuja court to deliver judgment in suit seeking to deregister ADC, Accord Party, others June 5

The Federal High Court successful Abuja, on Wednesday fixed June 5 for judgement successful the suit seeking the deregistration of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Accord Party and others implicit alleged law breaches.

Justice Peter Lifu fixed the day aft dismissing the applications for enactment of proceedings and joinder filed by immoderate politicians and parties seeking to beryllium joined successful the suit. 

Those affected by the ruling connected joinder are Ademola Adeleke and Oluwafemi Abayomi Arabambi some of the Accord party, and Sani Yakubu Noma of the ADC.

In his ruling, Justice Lifu held that granting a enactment of proceedings astatine this signifier would origin hardship connected the litigants, particularly arsenic governmental parties were already expected to taxable names of candidates up of upcoming elections. 

The justice noted that the Supreme Court had repeatedly cautioned little courts against granting an undue enactment of proceedings. 

He further held that since the applicants had already approached the Court of Appeal, the proceedings tribunal should beryllium allowed to reason proceeding of the substance unless different directed by the appellate court.

“It is my considered ...