Appeal court halts enforcement of judgement deregistering ADC, Accord, three other opposition parties (opens original article in a new tab)

An appeal court in Nigeria halted the enforcement of a judgment that would have deregistered five opposition parties, criticizing a lower court judge for proceeding with the order despite a pending appeal.

• Appeal court ordered stay of execution of judgement that would have deregistered five opposition parties
• Court criticized lower court judge for proceeding with deregistration despite pending appeal
• Judge ruled parties failed to meet constitutional thresholds for registration