Hundreds of youths of the African Democratic Congress on Tuesday staged a protest in Abuja, demanding the removal of Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court over what they described as his “highly controversial ruling” ordering the Independent National Electoral Commission to deregister the party and four others.
The protesters, led by the National Youth Leader of the ADC, Balarabe Rufai, marched from the party’s national secretariat in Wuse II to the Federal High Court in Maitama, chanting, “Justice Lifu must go.”
They carried placards bearing inscriptions such as “Judiciary is not for sale”, “Judiciary is our last hope,” “Don’t force Nigerians into chaos,” “Save our democracy now,” and “No to one-party state.”
The demonstrators vowed to sustain the protest until Justice Lifu was removed from office, insisting that the ADC must participate in the 2027 general elections.
Several of the protesters also chanted “No ADC, no election,” as they accused the judiciary of attempting to undermine Nigeria’s multi-party democracy.
