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Jude Akpevweoghene DANIEL, FCTI.
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📯 Youth and Child Right Advocate
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Abuja, Nigeria
Joined November 2019
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Today at the Court of Appeal, Abuja Judicial Division, we appeared in the matter for the joinder of AYDP to the ongoing logo dispute between NDC and PMP.
The application has not been moved yet as we are still awaiting full reactions on the motion.
It’s shaping up to be quite the love triangle…for the✌️sign, that is.
Matter adjourned to 22/07/2026.
Let the court decide who truly owns the logo/symbol.
Absolutely right! I’ve had my own fair share of the same experience trying to vote within the tight window. I genuinely hope the @afamosigwe
-led @NigBarAssoc
extends the 24-hour voting period in the true spirit of fairness, transparency, and democratic advancement. Everyone who is eligible deserves a real chance to participate. Let every voice be heard!
Men by know should know that voting power is unarguably controlled by women. It's enough travail to have a man run against a woman...talk more of two men cancelling each other to help the Woman King soar to victory...forgive me for thinking aloud, lets all wait until the result of the election is announced.
Whoever wins was my preferred candidate, those who lost still can count on my support when next they thrown in the ring.
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I’m not here to hold a brief for the NBA or @afamosigwe
on this. That said, I noticed he’s invited independent observers this time — a step clearly beyond the usual candidate-and-delegate arrangement. So I’m genuinely curious: are you saying even this setup is still flawed? What specifically worries you about it?
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In a dramatic twist, the Court of Appeal has today, 16 July 2026, reportedly set aside the Federal High Court judgment in Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/517/2026 — Youth Party v. INEC. The earlier ruling had nullified several key provisions of INEC’s Guidelines and Timetable for the 2027 elections. That decision has now been overturned.
This is far more than a routine appeal. It carries deep legal consequences that could fundamentally alter the path to the 2027 general elections.
The hardest hit? Every politician who defected and cross-carpeted after 21 April 2026. Here’s why: INEC requires parties to submit their membership registers 21 days before their respective primaries. This effectively locks candidates to the party they belonged to as at 21 April 2026 — the date reflected in the registers already with INEC. As it stands today, those registers may, for examples, show @KwankwasoRM
still as a member of NNPP and @PeterObi
still listed under ADC or even LP.
For any party that has not submitted a fresh register since then, its membership may be treated as limited to whatever was on its last submission (whether in 2025, 2023, or at the point of registration for newer parties like NDC or DLA).
Unless affected individuals and parties move fast and strategically to secure their memberships and candidatures, many risk being technically weeded out of the 2027 race and left partyless at the most critical moment.
The practical step for those impacted is to urgently establish locus standi and either challenge the enforcement of the timetable in court or seek leave from the Court of Appeal to appeal the judgment as interested parties — especially since Youth Party has reportedly disclaimed the suit after the Federal High Court judgment, making any further appeal from them unlikely.
This Judgment has implications well beyond what many political actors may currently appreciate.
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#INEC
#CourtOfAppeal
@ARISEtv https://t.co/vf2IrXzcax
We live in a society that jumps from one trending scandal to another (now it's Prince Adeniyi and Gbaja scandal), forgetting the full sequence of events.
For the records: The disputed @NigeriaNDCHQ logo's matter is far from over. My client duly submitted letters to INEC @inecnigeria and secured a High Court judgment ordering their registration with the Peace/Victory sign.
Relevant pages of the judgment and letters attached.
My client has now applied to be joined in the suit and will canvass pure legal points that transcend current movements. Fingers crossed as case comes up 7th July, 2026.
This is not about the Obidient or OK movements, nor His Excellency @PeterObi (whom I deeply admire and respect).
It is about a determined youth group that has fought silently for over 5 years to form their own political party, only to be frustrated and denied by administrative and judicial bureaucracies.
Fate is now forcing us to revisit this long-ignored case.
It does seem the PMP's claim to the logo, as tsunamic as it was, is non-sequitur.
CC
@ARISEtv
@ruffydfire
@channelstv
@seunokin
@ARISEtv https://t.co/G9fFzIGCmR
Just a few months ago, I had hoped to receive the Judgment that led to the registration of the NDC @nigeriandchq directly from its national leaders, who made firm promises and assurances to provide it. Instead, it was kept hush-hush. That immediately raised serious red flags.
My clients and I also requested the Party’s Constitution, list of National Officers, and their states of origin — all were withheld. I immediately advised against any alliance.
When I learnt that H.E. @PeterObi and Sen. @KwankwasoRM had defected to the party, I felt it was a wrong move; I could only hope they thoroughly reviewed these documents before cross-carpeting.
I eventually had to resort to getting the Judgment from the Court in Lokoja for other reasons, not the intended alliance. After reading the judgment, I then understood why it was treated like a guarded secret. With due respect, the judgment is flawed — particularly on the reasoning with regards to the statute bar under the Electoral Act 2022. If properly challenged, the case may not survive retrial.
For the records this is not about sentimental criticism or shrinking democratic space. It is about approaching these matters with a clear head and open mind so that supporters and leaders can be more strategic and avoid the serious legal pitfalls this judgment has exposed.
Truth be told, the NDC currently stands on shaky legal grounds. The logo controversy is even more layered — a third association (co-incidentally another of my clients) has a superior claim to same, with a court judgment predating this current dramas.
Free advice to @nigeriandchq: An appeal only postpones the inevitable. A speedy retrial and a fearless fight to PROMPTLY preserve the party may be the wiser path — if they find a way to wriggle out of the 14-day statute bar. In that case, @inecnigeria may be ordered to register/recognize them with a new logo, provided they satisfy all other constitutional and statutory requirements.
The OK Movement can thank me later.
We live in a society that jumps from one trending scandal to another (now it's Prince Adeniyi and Gbaja scandal), forgetting the full sequence of events.
For the records: The disputed @NigeriaNDCHQ logo's matter is far from over. My client duly submitted letters to INEC @inecnigeria and secured a High Court judgment ordering their registration with the Peace/Victory sign.
Relevant pages of the judgment and letters attached.
My client has now applied to be joined in the suit and will canvass pure legal points that transcend current movements. Fingers crossed as case comes up 7th July, 2026.
This is not about the Obidient or OK movements, nor His Excellency @PeterObi (whom I deeply admire and respect).
It is about a determined youth group that has fought silently for over 5 years to form their own political party, only to be frustrated and denied by administrative and judicial bureaucracies.
Fate is now forcing us to revisit this long-ignored case.
It does seem the PMP's claim to the logo, as tsunamic as it was, is non-sequitur.
CC
@ARISEtv
@ruffydfire
@channelstv
@seunokin
Just a few months ago, I had hoped to receive the Judgment that led to the registration of the NDC @nigeriandchq directly from its national leaders, who made firm promises and assurances to provide it. Instead, it was kept hush-hush. That immediately raised serious red flags.
My clients and I also requested the Party’s Constitution, list of National Officers, and their states of origin — all were withheld. I immediately advised against any alliance.
When I learnt that H.E. @PeterObi and Sen. @KwankwasoRM had defected to the party, I felt it was a wrong move; I could only hope they thoroughly reviewed these documents before cross-carpeting.
I eventually had to resort to getting the Judgment from the Court in Lokoja for other reasons, not the intended alliance. After reading the judgment, I then understood why it was treated like a guarded secret. With due respect, the judgment is flawed — particularly on the reasoning with regards to the statute bar under the Electoral Act 2022. If properly challenged, the case may not survive retrial.
For the records this is not about sentimental criticism or shrinking democratic space. It is about approaching these matters with a clear head and open mind so that supporters and leaders can be more strategic and avoid the serious legal pitfalls this judgment has exposed.
Truth be told, the NDC currently stands on shaky legal grounds. The logo controversy is even more layered — a third association (co-incidentally another of my clients) has a superior claim to same, with a court judgment predating this current drama.
Free advice to @nigeriandchq: An appeal only postpones the inevitable. A speedy retrial and a fearless fight to PROMPTLY preserve the party may be the wiser path — if they find a way to wriggle out of the 14-day statute bar. In that case, @inecnigeria may be ordered to register/recognize them with a new logo, provided they satisfy all other constitutional and statutory requirements.
The OK Movement can thank me later.
Today, the Federal High Court in Abuja delivered judgment in Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/2637/25, ordering INEC to deregister several political parties including ADC, Accord and others for failing to meet the requirements of Section 225A of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).
This outcome confirms with striking precision the advisory I sent almost two months ago to some members of the political class, including a sitting governor (name witheld) who were considering defecting or forming new political vehicles because of internal crises in their parties.
For context, here is the exact constitutional provision: Section 225A CFRN (as inserted by the Fourth Alteration Act No. 9 of 2017): "The Independent National Electoral Commission shall have power to de-register a political party for—
(a) breach of any of the requirements for registration;
(b) failure to win at least twenty-five percent of votes cast in—
(i) one State of the Federation in a Presidential election, or
(ii) one Local Government of the State in a Governorship election;
(c) failure to win at least—
(i) one ward in the Chairmanship election,
(ii) one seat in the National or State House of Assembly election, or
(iii) one seat in the Councillorship election."
In that advisory, I quoted the Supreme Court holding in N.U.P. v. I.N.E.C. (which I advised works against the parties now sued). Supreme Court held:
“The powers of Independent National Electoral Commission to deregister a political party is statutory. It is provided for in section 225A of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended by the Fourth Alteration Act No.9 of 2017). In this case, the respondent is statutorily empowered to deregister any political party that falls short of any of the conditions contained in Section 225A of the 1999 Constitution (as amended)." (Pp. 341, paras. B-C; 359, para. D)
The FHC,I believe, has now applied this binding Supreme Court precedent to the present suit. It is a subsisting judgment which, rightly or wrongly decided, remains binding precedent on all courts — including the Supreme Court itself — until it is invited to depart from it.
The strongest defence available to the five parties was the issue of locus standi (legal standing of the plaintiffs to file the suit). The moment the plaintiffs succeeded on that point, the case was effectively decided against the parties on the merits.
Narratives about pockets of victories by these parties in the 2023 elections will not change the outcome. The Apex Court, while treating the requirements as disjunctive, turned around to regard them as disjunctively cumulative.
Personally, I hold the view that the Supreme Court interpreted the Constitutional provision above in error. The literal interpretation of the law doesn't connote conjunctive application.
Were golden canon of interpretation to be adopted too, I still do not think that in a democracy the intent of the drafters was for a political party to cease to exist after winning 25% of a state or local government in the respective executive elections, or after securing a legislative seat. To insist that the wins must cut across the board is to give the Constitution a narrow interpretation on matters of political and constitutional rights.
All stated above regardless, until the Supreme Court is properly invited to depart from its earlier decision when this case eventually reaches it, this remains the law. No different outcome should be expected.
Most of the commentaries attacking the Federal High Court today are, respectfully, coming from a place of limited professional knowledge of the law as it stands. Surely, something must be done and should be done, but the venue isn't the Federal High Court but the Supreme Court that set this dangerous precedent.
#Section225A #INEC #PoliticalParties #ConstitutionalLaw #RuleOfLaw
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered the deregistration of African Democratic Congress (ADC) and four others over failure to meet the constitutional requirements for political parties in the country.
Justice Peter Lifu, in a judgement, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregistered the affected parties having failed to secure 25 per cent of the votes in the last general elections in compliance with the provisions of the law.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the five political parties include ADC, Accord (A), Action Alliance (AA), Action Peoples Party (APP) and Zenith Labour Party (ZLP).
Today, the Federal High Court in Abuja delivered judgment in Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/2637/25, ordering INEC to deregister several political parties including ADC, Accord and others for failing to meet the requirements of Section 225A of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).
This outcome confirms with striking precision the advisory I sent almost two months ago to some members of the political class, including a sitting governor (name witheld) who were considering defecting or forming new political vehicles because of internal crises in their parties.
For context, here is the exact constitutional provision: Section 225A CFRN (as inserted by the Fourth Alteration Act No. 9 of 2017): "The Independent National Electoral Commission shall have power to de-register a political party for—
(a) breach of any of the requirements for registration;
(b) failure to win at least twenty-five percent of votes cast in—
(i) one State of the Federation in a Presidential election, or
(ii) one Local Government of the State in a Governorship election;
(c) failure to win at least—
(i) one ward in the Chairmanship election,
(ii) one seat in the National or State House of Assembly election, or
(iii) one seat in the Councillorship election."
In that advisory, I quoted the Supreme Court holding in N.U.P. v. I.N.E.C. (which I advised works against the parties now sued). Supreme Court held:
“The powers of Independent National Electoral Commission to deregister a political party is statutory. It is provided for in section 225A of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended by the Fourth Alteration Act No.9 of 2017). In this case, the respondent is statutorily empowered to deregister any political party that falls short of any of the conditions contained in Section 225A of the 1999 Constitution (as amended)." (Pp. 341, paras. B-C; 359, para. D)
The FHC,I believe, has now applied this binding Supreme Court precedent to the present suit. It is a subsisting judgment which, rightly or wrongly decided, remains binding precedent on all courts — including the Supreme Court itself — until it is invited to depart from it.
The strongest defence available to the five parties was the issue of locus standi (legal standing of the plaintiffs to file the suit). The moment the plaintiffs succeeded on that point, the case was effectively decided against the parties on the merits.
Narratives about pockets of victories by these parties in the 2023 elections will not change the outcome. The Apex Court, while treating the requirements as disjunctive, turned around to regard them as disjunctively cumulative.
Personally, I hold the view that the Supreme Court interpreted the Constitutional provision above in error. The literal interpretation of the law doesn't connote conjunctive application.
Were golden canon of interpretation to be adopted too, I still do not think that in a democracy the intent of the drafters was for a political party to cease to exist after winning 25% of a state or local government in the respective executive elections, or after securing a legislative seat. To insist that the wins must cut across the board is to give the Constitution a narrow interpretation on matters of political and constitutional rights.
All stated above regardless, until the Supreme Court is properly invited to depart from its earlier decision when this case eventually reaches it, this remains the law. No different outcome should be expected.
Most of the commentaries attacking the Federal High Court today are, respectfully, coming from a place of limited professional knowledge of the law as it stands. Surely, something must be done and should be done, but the venue isn't the Federal High Court but the Supreme Court that set this dangerous precedent.
#Section225A #INEC #PoliticalParties #ConstitutionalLaw #RuleOfLaw
@winifredmena @TheoAbuAgada @exolablog247 @ARISEtv @tvcnewsng Spot on concern! Honestly, only @timiprewolo and perhaps her counsel @femi_falana know the details. Thanks for showing concern - hoping the little one is safe🩵.
Dear @timiprewolo
My efforts to reach you through your lawyers have failed. That’s why I’m making this open appeal. I was taken aback to see posts by @emmaikumeh, @TheoAbuAgada and @exolablog247, plus news reports on @ARISEtv and @tvcnewsng.
All of this, whoever is behind it, is needless and avoidable.
Please do the needful and reunite this little girl with her true family. Let wise counsel prevail — for her sake, further appeal to the Apex Court (if any) regardless.
Warm regards.
Jude
Congratulations, Access Party! The Court has just ordered INEC to issue an Access Code to @access_party to enable us to submit all documents for registration by INEC!
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FYI
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It's Judgment Day for #vision #AccessParty 🦅!
We are here… we come with an open mind. Win or lose — The Movement is far bigger than just one judgment. #YouthJourney
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#OurWakaNaOurMata
Congratulations, Access Party! The Court has just ordered INEC to issue an Access Code to @access_party to enable us to submit all documents for registration by INEC!
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@Stxammy
@ARISEtv
@channelstv
@bbchausa
FYI
#YouthJourney
#TafiyarMatasa
#OurWakaNaOurMata
I was in court for judgment on a political matter today (details of case and court deliberately withheld), and the Registrar called me by my client’s name. Zero regard.
Then, without an apology, says: "Judgment is not ready. A date will be communicated." No courtesy call or text on the Friday before to save my time.
I refused to walk away. I insisted the matter be announced and properly adjourned on the record.
The growing disdain from the Bench to the Bar is trickling down fast. Court officials are now learning to be ruder to lawyers than some of their bosses. If you aren't a SAN—and honestly, even some Silks are catching heat now—you are served disrespect daily. Except for the "kingmakers," everyone is a victim. We must stop taking it lying down. ⚖️🚶♂️
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