ADA’s Registration: Court Orders INEC to Generate, Release Access Code to Akin Rickett’s Leadership

* Gives INEC one week to open portal for upload of register

Alex Enumah in Abuja

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to generate and subsequently release Access Code for the registration of the All Democratic Alliance (ADA) as a political party, to the Chief Akin Rickett-led leadership of the association.

Justice Peter Lifu, in a judgment on Monday, gave the commission 72 hours within which the access code must be released to the Protem Secretary of the association.

Justice Lifu, in the judgment, faulted the electoral body for releasing the access code to one Umar Ardo, who was not a recognized Protem Secretary of the political association and consequently declared the action of INEC as illegal, wrongful, null and void.