Court ruling on ADC part of bid to destroy democracy — Atiku

By Lawrence Agbo
Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has condemned a Federal High Court judgment ordering the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister the party and four others, describing the ruling as part of a wider attempt to weaken Nigeria’s democracy.
Reacting through a statement issued on X by his media aide, Paul Ibe, Atiku alleged that the judgment represents what he called “judicial rascality” and a deliberate effort to tilt the political system toward a one-party structure.
He argued that the court decision reflects a broader political agenda aimed at silencing opposition parties ahead o...