Vanguard· 1h ago· 1 min read
By Luminous Jannamike
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, on Tuesday hailed the Court of Appeal's unanimous decision overturning the Federal High Court judgment ordering its deregistration, saying the appellate court found that trial judge, Justice Peter Lifu, had 'concocted evidence' in favour of the plaintiffs.
The ruling effectively ends, for now, the legal battle over the party's existence, affirming that the ADC remains a duly recognised political party under the Constitution and the Electoral Act and freeing it to focus on its political activities instead of defending its survival in court.
The party made this known in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, who said the appellate court's decision vindicated the ADC's long-held position that the suit was legally flawed, unsupported by evidence and incapable of producing a valid judgment.
Abdullahi…
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