BREAKING! FG Asks Court to Deregister ADC, Accord, Three Other Parties
The Federal Government has approached the court seeking the deregistration of five political parties, including the African Democratic Congress and Accord Party, ahead of the next year’s general elections. In a fresh suit before the Federal High Court in Abuja, the Attorney General of the Federation is asking the court to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to remove the affected parties from its register. The government argues that their continued recognition goes against constitutional provisions guiding political participation in Nigeria.Nigerian Economic Insights According to court documents, the Attorney General warned that failure to act would mean INEC would…
