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The Strategic Alliance for National Development (STAND) issues this urgent call to the Attorney General of the Federation and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately resolve the lingering legal and leadership disputes within the African Democratic Congress (ADC),and every other opposition party’s . Failure to act decisively threatens to disenfranchise millions of patriotic Nigerians and undermines the integrity of our democratic process.
As it stands, the administrative and judicial bottlenecks
surrounding the ADC’s internal affairs have created a state of dangerous
uncertainty.
STAND is deeply concerned by growing evidence that suggests
a coordinated effort—a "triple-threat" conspiracy involving elements
of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the Judiciary, and INEC—to keep
the ADC and every other opposition party in a state of perpetual litigation and
structural disarray.
"We are witnessing what appears to be a calculated
attempt to use legal technicalities to sideline a viable alternative for the
Nigerian people," said Yinka Sotade and Boluwaji Fajuyigbe Ezekiel,
Acting National Secretary and Acting Publicity Secretary
respectively for STAND. "When the electoral umpire and the chief law
officer of the federation remain silent while a major political party is
hamstrung by conflicting court orders, it creates a vacuum that only serves the
interests of the status quo."
STAND highlights the following critical concerns:
• The Risk of Mass Disenfranchisement: The ADC and
opposition in a multiparty represents the aspirations of millions of youths,
professionals, and grassroots voters. Any scenario that prevents any political
party from fielding candidates or participating fully in elections is a direct
assault on the right of these citizens to choose their leaders.
• Judicial Weaponization: We observe with dismay the
conflicting signals coming from the courts, which have stalled the ADC’s
ability to function. The Attorney General must ensure that the machinery of
justice is not being used as a tool for political exclusion.
• INEC’s Neutrality at Stake: INEC must rise above the
fray and provide a clear, lawful roadmap for the ADC and other political
opposition party’s rather than allowing any party to be swallowed by
administrative silence.
The Strategic Alliance for National Development warns that
gross injustice in face of a seemingly tailored justiciable system is a recipe
for anarchy,Nigerians will not sit idly by while their democratic options are
narrowed through backroom deals and judicial maneuvers. The shadow of the
ruling party’s influence over this process is too prominent to ignore, and the
silence of the regulatory bodies is becoming a growing and evident complicity.
We demand that the Attorney General and the INEC Chairman
convene an immediate stakeholders’ session to clarify the legal standing of the
ADC and ensure that no Nigerian voter is robbed of their voice due to
engineered internal crises.These should extend to all political parties as soon
as possible.
The stability of our nation depends on a fair, inclusive,
and transparent electoral landscape. We will continue to monitor this situation
closely and will not hesitate to mobilize civil society to protect the sanctity
of the ballot.
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