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A High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered the deregistration of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and four other political parties for failing to meet constitutional requirements.
Justice Peter Lifu, in a judgement, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister the affected parties for failing to secure 25 percent of the votes in the last general elections in compliance with legal provisions.
The five political parties include ADC, Accord (A), Action Alliance (AA), Action Peoples Party (APP) and Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), according to the News Agency of Nigeria.
Justice Lifu earlier dismissed all multiple preliminary objections filed by the defendants.
The court ordered INEC not to allow the parties to participate in subsequent elections, including the 2027 general polls, having failed to meet the constitutional threshold.
A group, the Incorporated Trustees of the National Forum of Former Legislators, had filed the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2637/2026 against the five political parties, according to a NAN report.
The plaintiff, who also joined the Attorney-General of the Federation in the suit, named INEC as the first defendant.
The forum contended that the impacted political parties did not fulfil constitutional obligations concerning electoral performance and spread.
It argued that, for political parties to remain relevant under the law, they had to receive at least 25% of the vote in designated elections.
The group urged the court to order the parties’ deregistration, insisting that none of the defendants had effectively countered the arguments.
