The Supreme Court has vacated the Court of Appeal ruling, which directed parties in the suit over the leadership crisis rocking the African Democratic Party (ADC) to maintain the status quo ante bellum.
In law, status quo ante bellum simply refer to putting things back exactly as they were before a conflict, dispute, or legal action started.
A three-member panel of the Court of Appeal dismissed David Mark’s challenge to the Federal High Court’s jurisdiction in the ADC leadership suit, ruling it premature and filed without leave, and ordered the case to return to trial with parties maintaining the status ante bellum.
The appellate court, in its decision, held that the appeal was not only premature but also brought without leave of the trial court.
It subsequently ordered that the matter be returned to the trial for expeditious hearing, adding that parties should maintain the status quo ante bellum.
Following the order of the status quo, the Independent National Electoral Commission subsequently de-recognised the Mark-led leadership pending the resolution of the authentic leadership of the ADC by the court.
Dissatisfied, Mark approached the apex court to challenge the ruling of the appellate court as well as an order staying the order for maintenance of status quo ante bellum.
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