The camp of former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has reacted to the Federal High Court judgment ordering the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister the party.
The reaction was contained in a statement posted on X by Paul Ibe, the Media Aide to Atiku.
Describing the ruling as a manifestation of a bid to entrench a one-party state, Ibe revealed that a pending appeal and an active stay-of-action order already exist to counter the High Court’s decision.
The judgment, delivered by Justice Peter Lifu on Monday in the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2637/2026, directed INEC to deregister the ADC alongside the Accord Party (AP), Action Peoples Party (APP), Action Alliance (AA), and Zenith Labour Party (ZLP). The suit, initiated by the National Forum of Former Legislators, argued that the parties failed to meet the mandatory electoral performance thresholds—such as winning an elective seat or securing 25 percent
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