A Federal High Court in Abuja orders the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and four other political parties from participating in Nigeria’s 2027 general elections. Multiple outlets report that Justice Peter Odo Lifu delivered the ruling and directed INEC to take immediate action.
The parties named in the reports include ADC and the Accord Party, along with three others: the Action Peoples Party (APP), the Action Alliance (AA) and the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP). The court’s decision is reported to be linked to alleged non-compliance with constitutional requirements, with one outlet citing breaches of Section 225 of the Nigerian Constitution. Other reports describe the parties as failing to meet constitutional voting or electoral requirements that govern participation in the 2027 elections.
The outlets present the order as a directive to INEC to deregister the parties, though they do not provide further details on INEC’s response or the parties’ next steps in the excerpts provided.
