Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has reacted to the report that the Independent National Electoral Commission rejected a fresh plot to deregister the African Democratic Congress days after the Supreme Court verdict.
In a viral court document, INEC, in its submission, dismantled the legal foundation of the application, insisting that it fails to meet the constitutional conditions required for the deregistration of a political party.
According to the filing contained in the court document, the Commission made it clear that the power to deregister political parties is neither discretionary nor susceptible to political pressure but is strictly governed by extant laws and constitutional provisions.
Reacting to the development, Phrank Shaibu, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication Atiku described the move to deregister the ADC as “a desperate and failed plot conceived in the shadows of fear.”
“What we are witnessing is the unraveling of a poorly scripted political ambush designed to cripple opposition voices. The fact that INEC itself has come forward to puncture the legal vacuum of this application speaks volumes. It confirms what Nigerians already suspect—that this was never about law but about intimidation.
“No democracy survives where the ruling party seeks to eliminate competition through the backdoor. Today, it is ADC. Tomorrow, it could be any platform that refuses to bow. But let it be known: Nigeria is bigger than any administration, and its democratic space cannot be shrunk to accommodate political insecurity,” he added.
Recall that the Supreme Court last week, vacated the order of the Court of Appeal which barred the recognition of David Mark as the National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress, ADC.
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