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[Princewill Akio @DPrinceandwill]

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@PO_GrassRootM It's an impossible situation

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@ADCVanguard_ Imagine an opposition party fighting against fellow opposition when it should be tackling the APC it wants to wrestle power from. @ADCVanguard_ is not yet for opposition politics

[Princewill Akio @DPrinceandwill]

@ADCVanguard_ The Opposition is deeply helping the APC by steadily attacking themselves

[Princewill Akio @DPrinceandwill]

@NigBarAssoc In as much as this is a welcome development, the NBA should not toll the path of a toothless bull dog. Rather, the NBA should come up with bold and decisive actions that can be felt and felt to be seen.

[Nigerian Bar Association @NigBarAssoc]

OUR LAWS AND DEMOCRACY MUST BE PROTECTED AT ALL TIMES

The Nigerian Bar Association has closely monitored recent political and legal developments as the nation gradually approaches the 2027 General Elections. These developments, particularly those arising from the interpretation and potential application of provisions of the Electoral Act 2026, raise serious constitutional, democratic, and rule-of-law concerns that require immediate intervention.

We particularly deprecate the disturbing involvement by lawyers and courts in the internal affairs of political parties despite the clear provisions of the Electoral Act, 2026, which stipulates in Section 83 of the Act that “No court in Nigeria shall entertain jurisdiction over any suit or matter pertaining to the internal affairs of a political party.”

Not only are courts denied jurisdiction to entertain any matter pertaining to the internal affairs of a political party, but they are also precluded from granting any interim or interlocutory injunction even where any action has been brought in violation of the Act. The section further provides that “Where such an action is brought in negation of this provision, no interim or interlocutory injunction shall be entertained by the Court, but the Court shall suspend its ruling and deliver it at the stage of final judgment and shall give accelerated hearing to the matter”.

What we now see are situations where actions are not only instituted in Courts by lawyers in clear violation of the Act, but Courts purportedly grant interim and/or interlocutory injunctions in clear contempt of statutory provisions of the law. This does not augur well for our democracy. Democracy will not thrive in a situation where lawyers and courts take actions and decisions that not only negate our laws but also do violence to them. This emerging trend of subverting the clear letters of the Electoral Act and dragging courts into the internal affairs of political parties through disingenuous litigation, forum shopping, and malafide applications designed to secure undemocratic political advantage, bodes no good for our democracy. Such practices, if not immediately curbed, would directly contradict the clear intendment of the Electoral Act and risk transforming the judicial processes into avenues for political score-settling or electoral manipulation.

We must reiterate that these provisions were clearly designed to curb abuse of court processes and discourage forum shopping in political disputes. This is therefore why the NBA is concerned that the abuse, misapplication, or selective deployment of these provisions may create opportunities for manipulation capable of undermining democratic competition and shrinking the political space.

Members of the Bar are reminded that they are Ministers in the Temple of Justice and not political agents seeking judicial endorsement of partisan objectives. The filing of actions intended to draw courts into internal political party disputes, particularly where jurisdiction is expressly excluded, constitutes an abuse of court process and a violation of professional responsibility.

The NBA will take firm steps to deter such conduct. Lawyers who deliberately file actions aimed at procuring judicial interference in intra-party affairs, or who seek ex parte or interlocutory orders in clear violation of statutory provisions, risk facing disciplinary proceedings. We will not hesitate to present petitions before the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) against any Legal Practitioner found to be engaging in such conduct. This will be pursued decisively to serve as a deterrent and to preserve the sanctity of the judicial process.

The Nigerian judiciary must stay vigilant and resist being drawn into political theatrics. Courts should firmly decline invitations, no matter how artfully crafted, to intervene in matters the law explicitly bars them from.

[Princewill Akio @DPrinceandwill]

@BashirAhmaad the convention will no longer be chaired by David Mark, likely Ralph Nwosu to pave the way for David Mark and others

[Princewill Akio @DPrinceandwill]

@Azamado588 @ADCVanguard_ Remember he is currently serving, majority of the APC lawmakers who are not sure of getting the tickets of APC would defect

[Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso @KwankwasoRM]

New Dawn. We are ADC. - RMK

[Princewill Akio @DPrinceandwill]

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@felixherbt @chukwu_oc The better way to legitimise foolishness is what has just happened

[Princewill Akio @DPrinceandwill]

@Excellentsalvic Amen! God is with me

[Princewill Akio @DPrinceandwill]

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[Princewill Akio @DPrinceandwill]

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