Nigeria, June 17 -- In a statement posted via his verified X handle shortly after the appellate court's order on Tuesday, Atiku described the intervention as significant, particularly because the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) supported the application for a stay of execution.

"I welcome the Court of Appeal's decision to stay the execution of the Federal High Court judgment seeking the deregistration of our great party, the ADC, and four other political parties," he stated, adding "It is particularly significant that INEC itself initiated the application for the stay."

Mr Abubakar expressed concern about conflicting judicial decisions and politically sensitive rulings. He argued that the developments had placed the jud...