Recent judgment of the Court of Appeal setting aside an earlier ruling by the Federal High Court ordering the deregistration of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, and four other political parties has once again raised concerns over how court judgments are sometimes deployed in ways critics say frustrate the rule of law and undermine the democratic process.

Voters should determine outcomes of elections, not the courts, writes JOSHUA J. OMOJUWA

Recent judgment of the Court of Appeal setting aside an earlier ruling by the Federal High Court ordering the deregistration of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, and four…