A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Maitama has declared diaspora chapters of Nigerian political parties illegal and subsequently nullified the All Progressives Congress (APC) party congress held in the United Kingdom.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had, in a suit marked No: CV/187/2025, asked the court to nullify the UK Diaspora chapter of APC.
Justice Peter Kekemeke, on Wednesday, delivered the judgment that settled the long-running controversy surrounding the existence and operation of diaspora chapters of political parties registered in Nigeria.
He also ordered the transfer of over N30 million generated from the sale of forms by the APC to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The court held that diaspora chapters of Nigerian political parties were illegal, unconstitutional, and unknown to the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
