Atiku welcomes Appeal Court order staying party deregistration judgement (opens original article in a new tab)

The Court of Appeal stayed the execution of a judgment that would have deregistered the ADC and four other political parties, following INEC's application and a rebuke of the trial judge's actions.

• Atiku welcomed the Court of Appeal's stay of execution on the deregistration of ADC and four parties.
• INEC supported the application for the stay, which halted the Federal High Court's judgment.
• The Court of Appeal suspended the judgment, citing the trial judge's violation of an earlier stay order.