Nigeria, July 15 -- The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Tuesday reserved judgement in appeals challenging the Federal High Court's decision ordering the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister five opposition political parties, including the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

The rest of the parties affected by the deregistration order are Accord Party, Action Alliance (AA), Action Peoples Party (APP) and Zenith Labour Party (ZLP).

A three-member panel of the Court of Appeal led by Abba Mohammed fixed no date for judgment after lawyers adopted their written briefs and presented final arguments on Tuesday. The panel said it would notify the parties when the judgement is ready.

The appeals were filed by ADC, APP, AA, A...