Secondus: APC wants coronation instead of election
Former National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of using the judiciary to destroy the opposition. Secondus in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday warned that “such judicial rascality” of plotting to deregister opposition parties may lead to a one-party system and undermine […]
Former National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of using the judiciary to destroy the opposition.
Secondus in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday warned that “such judicial rascality” of plotting to deregister opposition parties may lead to a one-party system and undermine democracy in Nigeria if left unchecked.
Secondus, who was reacting to the recent Federal High Court ruling by Justice Peter Lifu to deregister some political parties, including the African Democratic Congress (ADC), expressed disappointment and deep concern over the development.
The former PDP boss described the development is a dangerous assault on the foundational principles of multi-party democracy, citizen participation, and the rule of law.
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Prince Secondus accused the government of deliberately destroying opposition parties to achieve one-party rule.
“They are afraid of the election; they want a coronation,” he said.
According to Prince Secondus, to deregister the parties midway effectively disenfranchises voters, creates political instability, and narrows the democratic space, especially when a crisis has been deliberately injected into other parties.
“It’s judicial rascality to endorse political exclusion by dissolving parties midway through a cycle. This obvious disruption creates unnecessary vacuums and chills the competitive spirit necessary for a healthy democracy,” Secondus added.