Nigeria, Sept. 17 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments and adjourned to rule on the validity of some key provisions of the Electoral Act 2026 relating to political party primaries and membership registers.

The sections were struck down by the Court of Appeal in Abuja, a decision the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) challenged at the Supreme Court.

A seven-member panel of the Supreme Court, led by Judge Adamu Jauro, reserved judgement after hearing arguments from INEC and the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), which initiated the suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja.

The Punch reported that Judge Jauro said the "date for judgement would be communicated to the parties."

At the Wednesday's hearing, INEC, the appel...