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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