Party deregistration rulings endangering Nigeria’s multiparty democracy – IPAC

The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has expressed concern over recurring court judgments ordering the deregistration of political parties, warning that they threaten Nigeria’s constitutional democracy.
The National Publicity Secretary of the council, Mr Martins Egbeola, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja that the developments constituted a disturbing trend. Egbeola said that unchecked judicial pronouncements could weaken the country’s multi-party political system and undermine citizens’ constitutional rights to political participation and association. He noted that the earlier judgments directing the deregistration of five political parties, alongside the re...