{"id":125630,"date":"2026-02-14T06:15:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T05:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=125630"},"modified":"2026-02-14T06:15:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T05:15:28","slug":"suit-seeking-deregistration-of-adc-heads-to-court-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/suit-seeking-deregistration-of-adc-heads-to-court-monday\/","title":{"rendered":"Suit Seeking Deregistration of ADC Heads to Court Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Lizzy Chirkpi<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A suit seeking the deregistration of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) is scheduled to come up for hearing on Monday at the Federal High Court in Abuja.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The suit was filed in December 2025 by a public interest group, the National Forum of Former Legislators, which is asking the court to order the removal of ADC and several other political parties from the register of recognised parties.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the group, the affected parties have allegedly failed to meet constitutional and electoral requirements necessary for their continued existence under Nigeria\u2019s democratic framework.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Forum explained that the action is not politically motivated but aimed at sanitising the political space and strengthening the country\u2019s electoral system.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cOur action is geared toward enriching and expanding Nigeria\u2019s electoral jurisprudence,\u201d the group said, stressing that weak and inactive political parties undermine democratic accountability.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The organisation added that the case represents an important step toward building stronger democratic institutions and promoting a more credible and functional party system in Nigeria.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The outcome of the suit is expected to have far-reaching implications for party politics ahead of future elections, as the court considers whether non-performing parties should retain legal status.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lizzy Chirkpi A suit seeking the deregistration of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) is scheduled to come up for hearing on Monday at the Federal High Court in Abuja.&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":112201,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-125630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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