The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has condemned the Federal High Court judgment ordering the deregistration of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and several other opposition parties, describing the ruling as a threat to Nigeria’s multiparty democracy. In a statement issued on Monday, the party expressed solidarity with the affected political parties and urged Nigerians to…
Yunusa Tanko, national coordinator of the Obidient Movement, says Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), remains the only presidential candidate in recent Nigerian elections to publicly account for campaign funds and expenditures. Tanko spoke on Arise Television on Tuesday, while responding to allegations surrounding financial accountability in political campaigns. According to…
Francis Nwifuru, governor of Ebonyi state, has dismissed claims that President Bola Tinubu has ceded the state to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, ahead of the 2027 governorship election. The governor spoke during a rally organised in Abakaliki to mobilise support for his re-election…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) says it will challenge the Federal High Court judgment ordering its deregistration, insisting that it remains confident in the judiciary despite what it described as a politically motivated ruling. Bolaji Abdullahi, national publicity secretary of the party, disclosed this during an appearance on Prime Time, an Arise Television programme, on…
Bolaji Abdullahi, national publicity secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), says Justice Peter Lifu of the Abuja Federal High Court should be arrested for allegedly acting in contempt of a subsisting Court of Appeal order in the case seeking the deregistration of the party. Abdullahi spoke on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme, on…
Kenneth Okonkwo, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), says he will not support or campaign for any presidential ticket that excludes the South-East from either the presidency or vice-presidency in the 2027 election. Okonkwo made his position known in a statement on Monday following the ADC’s selection of former minister of transportation and…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has condemned a Federal High Court judgment ordering its deregistration, describing the ruling as a dangerous attack on democracy and warning that those behind the move are “playing with fire”. In a statement issued on Monday, Bolaji Abdullahi, national publicity secretary of the party, accused agents of the ruling All…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and four other political parties over their alleged failure to meet constitutional requirements for continued registration. The affected parties are the ADC, Action Peoples Party (APP), Action Alliance (AA), Accord Party (AP), and Zenith…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has announced former Rivers governor and ex-minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, as the running mate to its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, ahead of the 2027 general election. Bolaji Abdullahi, national publicity secretary of the party, disclosed the decision in a statement issued on Monday. According to the ADC, Amaechi’s emergence…
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), says any country where politicians are more successful than entrepreneurs is on the path to failure. Speaking at the Next Generation Summit in Abuja on Saturday, Obi argued that politics has become overly attractive in Nigeria because it offers access to wealth without corresponding productivity….
