A Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Maitama has ruled that diaspora chapters operated by Nigerian political parties have no legal backing under the country’s constitution, declaring the United Kingdom chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) unlawful.
The judgment, delivered by Justice Peter Kekemeke on Wednesday, also invalidated the APC congress conducted in the United Kingdom, bringing to an end a legal dispute over whether Nigerian political parties can establish and operate branches outside the country.
The case was instituted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in a suit marked CV/187/2025. The electoral body had asked the court to determine the legality of the APC’s UK chapter and the congress conducted by the group.
In his decision, Justice Kekemeke held that the Nigerian Constitution and existing electoral laws do not recognise diaspora chapters of political parties registered in the country.
He stated that no political party has the authority
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