Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has condemned a Federal High Court ruling directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and four other political parties.
Sowore described the judgment as undemocratic and inconsistent with the principles of a multi-party system.
In a post on X on Monday, the human rights activist criticised the deregistration of political parties that had already concluded their primaries and were preparing for future elections.
“I totally condemn the deregistration of political parties that have already concluded their primaries and are preparing for general elections. Such an action is undemocratic and unjustifiable in a multi-party democracy, it shall not stand,” he wrote.
The reaction followed a judgment delivered by Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja, which ordered INEC to deregister five political parties for allegedly failing to meet constitutional requirements for
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