The National Assembly was barred from imposing statutory delegates at the All Progressives Congress (APC) convention by the Court of Appeal in Abuja on Monday.
Justice Haruna Tsammani also restrained the enforcement of a Federal judgement delivered on June 3 granting the enforcement of amended of Section 84(8) of the Electoral Act, 2022.
A. A. Popoola and Karma Fagbemi filed an ex parte application on behalf of APC National Chairman Abdullahi Adamu.
The lawyers asked the appellate court to halt the execution of Justice A. M. Liman’s High Court decision in case number FHC/KN/CS/137/2022.
Senator Mas’ud El-Jibrin Doguwa, Hon. Habila Sani, Hon. Bilyaminu Yusuf Shinkafi, the Senate, the House of Representatives, and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were all given the authority to implement the amendment.
In addition, Justice Tsammani ordered that the parties in the case be served with the order by substituted means.
The judge adjourned hearing of the motion on notice for stay of execution to June 9.
Adamu argued that Section 84(8) of the Electoral Act on statutory delegates’ participation in the primary was in conflict with Section 223 of the Nigerian Constitution of 1999 and Article 20(iv) of the APC Constitution.
He further contended that the suit was filed in Kano on May 24 without joining of the Attorney General of the Federation, the Chief Law Officer of the Federation.