{"id":127003,"date":"2026-05-11T18:03:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T17:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=127003"},"modified":"2026-05-11T18:03:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T17:03:33","slug":"app-urges-court-to-stop-hearing-suit-seeking-to-de-register-adc-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/app-urges-court-to-stop-hearing-suit-seeking-to-de-register-adc-others\/","title":{"rendered":"APP urges court to stop hearing suit seeking to de-register ADC, others"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By John Azu<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Action People&#8217;s Party (APP) has asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to stay proceedings in the suit seeking to de-register five political parties for alleged failure to win electoral seats.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Counsel to APP, Peter Abang brought the application on Monday on the grounds that the party had filed an application before the Court of Appeal in Abuja challenging the ruling of the court, which accepted the amendment of the processes of the plaintiffs: the National Forum of Former Legislators (NFFL) without order.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">NFFL had also joined the Action Alliance (AA); the African Democratic Congress (ADC); Accord Party, Zenith Labour Party, and Action Peoples Party (APP) as parties in the matter.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">NFFL is contending that the political parties failed to comply with the provision of Section 225A of the Nigerian Constitution, which the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has no residual discretion to retain their registration having failed to satisfy the minimum threshold prescribed under Section 225A of the Nigerian Constitution.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Moving his motion to stay, Abang also challenges the court&#8217;s order allowing new parties seeking to join the suit without proper application for joinder.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He informed the court that the records of procedings have been transmitted to the Court of Appeal, thus the lower court ought to hands to avoid rendering its decision null and void.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cousel to Accord Party, Musibau Adetunbi (SAN) aligned with the application for stay by Abang, submitting &#8220;I will urge my lord to adjourn this matter and await the decision of the Court of Appeal.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The position was echoed by all the lawyers in the matter.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, counsel to NFFL, Yakubu Ruba (SAN) opposed the application and asked the court to proceed with\u00a0 the matter as there was no more time under the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) timetable.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Counsel to INEC, Raiz Mohammed and that of the Attorney General of the Federation, A.O. 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