Ex-APC spokesman warns against deregistration of ADC, other opposition parties

By Lukman Olabiyi
Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, has cautioned against any attempt to deregister the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and other opposition political parties, warning that such a move could spark a national crisis and undermine Nigeria’s democracy.
Frank’s warning followed a judgment delivered on Monday by a Federal High Court in Abuja directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister the ADC and four other political parties over their alleged failure to meet constitutional electoral performance requirements in the 2023 general election and subsequent by-elections.
The affected...