Party deregistration and 2027 election

The recent ruling by Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, which ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister five political parties, despite subsisting order of the Court of Appeal, calls for concern as we march towards the 2027 polls.
Surprisingly, this deregistration order came when the parties have done their primary elections and selected candidates for elections, including the off-cycle polls in Ekiti and Osun states. One of the affected parties, the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar as its presidential candidate in the 2027 election. Another one, the Accord Party (AP), has Gbenga Olawepo-Hashi...