Judgment On ADC Deregistration Written By Office Of Attorney General – Timi Frank

Former deputy national publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, has alleged that the recent Abuja High Court judgment deregistering the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and other political parties was written by the Office of the Attorney General, and that the judges acted the script.

Naija News recalls that Justice Peter Odo Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, in a ruling on Monday, had ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister the ADC, Accord Party, and others from participating in the 2027 general election.

Reacting to the judgment, Timi Frank, in a statement on Tuesday, alleged that the judgment had been prepared elsewhere and delivered by the court.

Frank also said the judgment was an attempt by President Bola Tinubu and others working to eliminate major opposition platforms, stressing that it could trigger a national crisis and undermine Nigeria’s democratic foundations.

He called on President Donald Trump of the United States and members of the international community to urgently intervene to keep Nigeria’s multiparty democracy alive.

He said, “The judgment came suddenly without prior notice to the parties involved. From the information available to us, it appeared that the judgment had been prepared elsewhere and simply delivered by the court.

“Nobody knew about it. There was no information and no briefing, even to the lawyers representing the parties. The judgment was given suddenly. It was something they plotted and cooked up to make it look legitimate without even notifying the parties involved.

“From the information we received, the judgment was written elsewhere and handed to the judge. The Office of the Attorney General wrote the script, and the judge merely played out that script.

“It must be noted that any attempt by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and those working with him to deregister political parties, particularly major opposition parties such as the ADC, will give rise to a crisis that may be difficult to contain.

“The time has come for all lovers of democracy to rise in defense of the democratic gains Nigerians have fought hard to achieve. Silence in the face of these developments could have far-reaching consequences for the future of our country.”