ADC support group with the core obj of mobilizing Nigerians to support ADC form a Fed govt and find lasting SOLUTIONs to the many problems confronting Nigeria.
Must Nigerians have to go through this ordeal to fulfill their civic responsibilities? No. To imagine that some of these folks arrived as early as 5:00AM in the morning at the FCT (not National Hqtrs), Garki office of @inecnigeria for fresh voters registration, transfer to new PUs, replacement of voters cards, among others. Why does the FCT INEC need to wait until 9:00AM before it begins to attend to those who visit their office on a daily? There's also something wrong with the way prospective registrants were treated. This is a disinsentive to democracy and efforts to get Nigerians, especially new voters to register ahead of the 2027 General Elections.
To deregister a major opposition party on factually incorrect grounds just months before an election is state-sanctioned violence against democratic pluralism.
Tinubu is trying to deregister a party with two House of Representatives members just because he's worried Atiku might win all the votes from the region that contributed 68% of his votes in 2023. That's a effort.
Mr President, don't set the country on fire out of desperation. Be careful! Nigeria is bigger than your ambition.
Deregisteration of political parties is a bad omen for our democracy. There is no constitutional, legal or moral basis for these alternative democratic platforms to be truncated and thwarted by the Government with the aid of a judicial decree.
That this unconstitutional and plainly undemocratic order is coming up just days after we celebrated June 12 Democracy Day with a public holiday and hollow fanfare and national awards.
The fact that my political party @TheSDPNg is not affected by this unfortunate situation does not excuse my silence in the face of injustice.
All lovers of democracy must stand strongly and solidly in solidarity with the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Action Alliance (AA), Action People's Alliance (APP) Accord Party (AP), and Zenith Labour Party (ZLP).
The broader the social, political economic, religious, cultural and ideological diversities in Nigeria 🇳🇬 the more imperative to offer a diversity of political party platforms for Nigerians from all walks of life and sundry persuasions to pursue their own political activities.
I therefore offer myself to all those affected political parties to pursue justice and restoration through all legitimate means. I also include in my presidential agenda the need to defang the serpentine INEC from abusive powers and amend the Constitution to remove the powers of @INEC to register political parties.
All political associations should be free to nominate candidates for elections and pay a statutory monetary deposit which any political parties that do not win 10% of the votes shall lose their statutory deposit. @INEC can therefore be limited to ensuring free fair and credible elections only.
We do not need more constraints and overheating the political temperature in Nigeria when we should be focusing squarely on bidding.
#FarewelltoPovertyandInsecurity
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has warned against any attempt to use the judiciary as an instrument to undermine democracy and plunge Nigeria into a major political crisis.
https://t.co/TrGZteesYU
Sometimes, I just ponder & laugh at how they are inadvertently recreating the ‘Next Buhari’ with all these their unfair tactics & intimidation. Speaking with those on the ground, even those that were never his fans have switched sides
Their actions will back-fire.
“YOU ARE PLAYING WITH FIRE”, ADC WARNS GOVERNMENT AGENTS SEEKING PARTY DE-REGISTRATION
-JUSTICE PETER LIFU IS A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY, SAYS PARTY
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) wishes to warn, in the strongest possible terms, against any attempt to use the judiciary as an instrument to undermine democracy and plunge Nigeria into a major political crisis.
We are deeply alarmed by the judgment reportedly delivered by Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, in a case filed by the so-called National Forum of Former Legislators seeking the de-registration of the ADC and four other political parties. This judgment stands in direct conflict with constitutional principles and all known judicial processes and procedures.
The facts are straightforward. The plaintiffs had argued that the ADC and four other political parties failed to satisfy constitutional requirements relating to continued registration. However, in its counter-affidavit filed before the court in May, INEC, the constitutional body empowered with the registration, regulation, and supervision of political parties in Nigeria, categorically maintained that the ADC had not violated any registration requirements, had not failed any constitutional electoral-performance threshold, and that no legally recognised basis existed for its de-registration.
INEC further made it clear that the de-registration of a political party cannot be driven by political pressure, sentiment, or the wishes of interested parties. It must be based strictly on constitutionally established grounds, none of which had been proven against the ADC.
Apart from INEC's firm position in support of the party, the ADC finds it troubling that the trial judge was aware of a subsisting order of the Court of Appeal issued on May 22, 2026, directing a stay of proceedings on the matter. The judge, however, chose to flagrantly and contemptuously disregard a clear order of a superior court in a manner that brings into question all known judicial traditions.
The ADC considers this development not merely a legal dispute, but a dangerous escalation capable of destabilising the nation's democratic process. Our position is anchored on the role that agents of the ruling party have played in this matter. It would be recalled that the case has been championed directly by individuals working with the President's Chief of Staff. The decision of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, who is a second defendant in the matter, to join the matter as a plaintiff in April, is an absurdity, which sends a signal that is impossible to ignore.
We are therefore left in no doubt that this latest development is a continuation of the ruling party's persistent efforts to undermine the opposition, especially the ADC. We also find the timing of this ruling quite curious. Despite all the obstacles placed in its way, the ADC has risen to the task and met all benchmarks and deadlines. Therefore, coming at a time when the party has concluded its primaries and is fielding candidates for all positions in the next election, especially the presidential election, it is clear what this is all about.
However, the ADC would like to warn that any attempt to eliminate the country's major opposition party through judicial manoeuvring, thereby sabotaging the political aspirations of hundreds of its candidates, is a direct invitation to anarchy.
This is why we consider this ruling reckless, provocative, and even incendiary. Those who believe they can manipulate institutions of state to narrow the democratic space must understand that they are playing with forces far greater than partisan interests.
I repeat, if there's no ADC in the 2027 election, then there will be no election
Wike and APC Tinubu are manipulating Justice Peter Lifu to dish out injudicious pronouncements
I wonder if the federal high court is now bigger than the court of appeal
Breaking News
Federal High Court Owerri declares APP validly registered political party , strikes out case seeking to deregister APP
..APP can't be deregistered Federal High Court Owerri declares, orders INEC to ensure party on the ballot for 2027 General Election.
..orders the plaintiff Ngoforo to pay APP 20m naira in damages
The so-called deregistration of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) @ADCNig along with other parties by Justice Peter Lifu may yet be the biggest manifestation of Tinubu’s hell-bent bid to undermine the opposition and entrench a defacto one-party state. The judgment is the height of judicial rascality.
The Court of Appeal presided over by Justices Mohammed A. Danjuma, Adebunkunola A. Banjoko, Oyejoju O. Oyewumi had in Appeal CA/ABJ/CV/569/2026 and suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/2637/2025 ordered Justice Peter Lifu to stay further action on the matter until the hearing and determination of the Appeal before it. The hearing for the appeal was scheduled for the 27th of October 2026. That order was dated 22nd of May 2026.
Nigerians and the international community can see the level of desperation of government of the ruling party to either have their way in the 2027 elections or destroy our democracy that was purchased at a huge cost.
Nigeria is the only place where a politician can fail spectacularly and still have supporters explaining why the failure is actually a success.
Such idiocy must end in 2027.
#TinubuMustGo
Yesterday, bandits killed 17 farmers in Nigeria, and it barely made the news. 17 lives gone in a day, people who worked to feed others.
Farmers are targets, farmlands unsafe, food production under attack.
At this rate, a food crisis or even famine is not far.
A caller on Brekete Radio today said his brother's wife was kidnapped, gave birth in bandit captivity, and Bello Turji named the child after himself before increasing the ransom, saying he bought a ram for the naming ceremony.
The President who maintained the price of fuel at N87 per litre was called incompetent.
Meanwhile, the one who took it to N1,350 is called the master strategist.