Parties’ Deregistration Is Encroachment On INEC’s Constitutional Autonomy -Ubani

Human rights lawyer, Dr Monday Ubani (SAN), has described the judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja ordering the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister five political parties as a potentially troubling encroachment on the constitutional autonomy of the Commission.
Ubani, who raised significant constitutional and legal concerns over the judgment delivered by Justice Peter Lifu, insisted that the case raises unresolved questions concerning locus standi, judicial authority, and the constitutional powers granted to INEC.
The lawyer noted that the action was not filed under the Fundamental Rights (Enforcement Procedure) Rules and was not based on any constitut...