2027: Court declares APC UK congress illegal

A Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting successful Maitama has declared the United Kingdom section of the All Progressives Congress, APC, illegal
The tribunal besides ruled that diaspora chapters operated by Nigerian governmental parties person nary ineligible backing nether the country’s constitution.

Justice Peter Kekemeke, portion delivering the judgement connected Wednesday besides invalidated the APC legislature conducted successful the United Kingdom, bringing to an extremity a ineligible quality implicit whether Nigerian governmental parties tin found and run branches extracurricular the country.

The lawsuit was instituted by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, successful a suit marked CV/187/2025.

It volition beryllium recalled that INEC had asked the tribunal to find the legality of the APC’s UK section and the legislature conducted by the group.

The judge, successful his decision, held that the Nigerian Constitution and existing electoral laws bash not recognise diaspora chapters of governmental parties registered successful the country. APC Party Merchandise

According to him, nary governmental enactment has the authorization to establish, support oregon behaviour authoritative enactment activities beyond Nigeria’s territorial boundari...