"I told Atiku, the son of Abubakar, that by insisting he must contest the 2027 election under ADC party, he has chosen to sit on a gunpowder ready to explode at any time.
Today, that warning appears to be staring
everyone in the face.
Justice Lifu of the Federal High Court has ordered INEC to deregister the ADC and four other political parties.
According to Justice Peter Lifu, the affected parties failed to satisfy the minimum electoral performance benchmarks required by law.
He agreed that they failed to secure at least 25 per cent of votes in any state during the last presidential election and also failed to win any elective seat at the federal, state, or local government levels during the previous electoral cycle.
The court further held that allowing non-performing political platforms to remain registered weakens the integrity of Nigeria's multi-party system.
Recall that this suit was filed on April 23 by the National Forum of Former Legislators (NFFL), with the Attorney General of the Federation, INEC, and ADC joined as defendants.
With this judgment, whether you belong to the Nafiu Bala faction, the David Mark faction, or the Dumebi faction, you are no longer existing in the eyes of the law until this judgment is successfully overturned on appeal. The court also stated that there should be no party activities from the affected parties.
This is exactly why I have continued to say that Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso really dodged a bullet.
Politics is not just about ambition. It is also about timing, calculation, and understanding where the landmines are buried before taking the next step."
~Ekene Aninze Esq.