The African Alliance Get together, AAP has requested the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee, INEC, to supply the Licensed True Copy, CTC, of the courtroom ruling that mandated it to register Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, as a political social gathering.
AAP mentioned it was nonetheless in shock over INEC’s refusal to register it alongside the 2 political events introduced final week.
The AAP mentioned that its investigation on the Federal Excessive Court docket in Lokoja, Kogi State confirmed that there is no such thing as a CTC of the purported courtroom judgement.
“This judicial abracadabra which INEC brandished in registering NDC which was not listed as one of many political associations that utilized to be registered as a political social gathering in all of the fee’s official social media platforms in addition to in its numerous press statements as at Thursday, fifth February, 2026 it infamously registered it, is an assault on the nation’s democracy, questions the integrity and credibility of INEC Chairman,” an announcement signed by Alh. Abubakar Sadiq, Nationwide Publicity Secretary, AAP, mentioned.
“The current try to smuggle in NDC on INEC’s web site to cowl up its recklessness in registering NDC has additional uncovered the fee’s desperation and culpability, and introduced it to international ridicule and disrepute.
“This administrative mess would have been averted if Amupitan-led INEC cared about its status and even understands its statutory duties. It’s evident that Prof Amupitan merely performed out a poor script written by anti-democratic forces bent on stopping the registration of the African Alliance Get together.
AAP challenged INEC to launch the courtroom order it claimed it acquired to register NDC.
“There isn’t any legitimate courtroom order to current. INEC with none provocation determined to idiot Nigerians because it has no motive to register NDC rather than AAP,” it mentioned.
“Let it’s clear that African Alliance Get together will comply with up this evident INEC impunity within the curiosity of justice, fairness, truthful play and sustainable democracy in Nigeria. INEC is obliged by legislation to behave within the curiosity of the nation and never within the curiosity of a cabal, and uphold democratic values, beliefs, ethics and ethos.
“To shortchange a professional political affiliation for registration as a political social gathering rather than a mysterious political affiliation unknown to the fee and residents is justice juxtaposed. It shall not stand. The rule of legislation will at all times prevail over the rule of may that breeds political upheavals.
“INEC has the possibility and alternative to evaluate its place on the registration of the African Alliance Get together, and do the fitting factor.
“If NDC might be speedily registered beneath questionable circumstance, African Alliance Get together that met all necessities for registration as a political social gathering must be registered instantly. We so demand.
“INEC competence and neutrality are vital in rebuilding belief within the electoral course of. All eyes are on the fee to justify the arrogance residents reposed in it.”
