Nigeria, April 15 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday adjourned indefinitely an African Democratic Congress (ADC) leadership crisis suit pending the determination of an appeal concerning the same matter before the Supreme Court.

The judge, Emeka Nwite, ruled that he had to put hearing on hold since an appeal challenging his court's jurisdiction to hear the suit had been entered at the Supreme Court.

PREMIUM TIMES reported earlier on Tuesday that the Supreme Court set 22 April for hearing the appeal regarding the Federal High Court's jurisdiction to hear the suit.

Mr Nwite said it is settled law that where a court lacks jurisdiction, any proceedings conducted become a nullity.

"Jurisdiction is the live wire of any case," he s...