June 15, 2026
By Luminous Jannamike
ABUJA — The African Democratic Congress, ADC, on Monday warned the Federal Government and the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, that they were ‘playing with fire’ by backing what it described as efforts to deregister the party through the courts, saying such a move could trigger a political crisis ahead of the 2027 general election.
The party said the issue had gone beyond its registration status and now raised broader questions about whether Nigerians would have a genuine opposition choice on the ballot in 2027. It argued that any attempt to remove the ADC from the electoral contest would amount to an attack on democracy and political pluralism.
The position was contained in a statement signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, following a Federal High Court judgment in Abuja in a suit seeking the deregistration of the ADC and four other political parties.
