2027: Plot To Deregister ADC Not About Law But Intimidation — Atiku

By Rotela Oguns

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has reacted to the struggle by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to stay afloat ahead of the 2027 election particularly the fresh plot to deregister the party.

The fresh plot to deregister ADC was initiated by the  Incorporated Trustees of National Forum of Former Legislators through a court order days after the Supreme Court verdict which apparently laid the leadership crisis in the party to rest.

The  Independent National Electoral Commission however opposed the suit seeking the party’s deregisteration.

The electoral body stressed  that the suit fails to meet the constitutional conditions required for the deregisteration of a party

This is contained in a court document that has since become viral.

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.

Meanwhile, 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.