Di Federal High Court for Abuja don order say make African Democratic Congress (ADC) and four oda parties dey deregistered. Justice Peter Lifu deliver di judgement on June 15, 2026. Di court say di parties no meet di constitutional requirements wey dem suppose satisfy to operate as political parties for di kontri.
Justice Lifu order di Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to remove dem from di list. Di affected parties na ADC, Accord (A), Action Alliance (AA), Action Peoples Party (APP) and Zenith Labour Party (ZLP). Di court say dem fail to secure 25 per cent of di votes for di last general elections. Dis one dey against di provisions of di law.
Before di judgement, Justice Lifu don dismiss all di preliminary objections wey di defendants file. He order INEC not to allow dese parties participate for any subsequent elections. Dis one include di 2027 general polls. Di court say di parties no fit meet di constitutional threshold wey dem suppose to meet.
Di ruling mean say di parties go stop to dey active for di political scene. Dem no go fit contest elections again. Di court decision dey based on di fact say dem no perform well for di last elections. Di law dey clear say any party wey no get at least 25 per cent of votes for di last general elections suppose to dey deregistered.
Di judgement don cause plenty talk for political circles. Some pipo dey support di decision, saying e go help to sanitize di political space. Oda pipo dey argue say di ruling too harsh. But for now, di law don take im course. INEC go don comply with di court order.
