Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered the National Assembly to suspend actions on the Electoral Act.
The order followed a suit filed by Accord Party on Wednesday.
Accord Party went to court to challenge the propriety of the amendment to the Electoral Act by the Legislature.
The party’s counsel, Wole Olanipekun sought the court’s assent for a “preservative order” which was granted.
The order, the judge said, was to preserve the substance of the main suit.
He said the essence of the suit would be lost if the National Assembly went ahead to override the president in approving the amendment.
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The order remains till March 17, the adjourned date.
It would be recalled that President Muhammadu Buhari refused to approve the amendment made to the Electoral Act by the National Assembly.
Key in the amendment is the reversal of the sequence of the election.
While the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had slated the presidential election to come first, the National Assembly reordered the presidential election to come last.
In the amendment, the National Assembly election comes first.
The president explained that the amendment was a violation of the right of INEC.
