Appeal Court to Hear ADC and Accord's Deregistration Case

The Abuja Court of Appeal has scheduled a hearing for July 7 regarding the appeals filed by the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Accord Party, and two other political parties against their deregistration. The appeals were prompted by a judgment from the Federal High Court, which ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister these parties on the grounds that they did not fulfill constitutional requirements in previous elections.

Musibau Adetunbi, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), represented the Accord Party during the proceedings. The court had previously issued an order on June 16 to suspend the execution of the INEC's deregistration decision, citing that the commission's actions were in flagrant disobedience of the court's order.

The three-member panel of the appeal court, led by Justice Peter Lifu, adjourned the matter to allow for the exchange of legal briefs and arguments.