Justice Lifu’s Deregistration Threatens Nigeria’s Democracy, Says Atiku’s Aide Paul Ibe

Paul Ibe, the media aide to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, has accused Justice Peter Lifu of the Abuja Federal High Court of attempting to undermine Nigeria’s democracy.

Ibe claims that Justice Lifu, who issued the controversial ruling ordering the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister the ADC, the Accord Party, and three other political parties, is also overseeing a separate case that seeks to deregister the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC).

In a post on his official X account on Wednesday, Ibe warned that “any democracy that abhors opposition parties is a recipe for chaos and anarchy.”

He added that the judge is “not qualified to sit at a beer parlour bench.”

The post reads, “The morning after, it should be crystal clear to all Nigerians irrespective of party affiliations that Justice Peter Lifu is a threat to our Democracy.”

“Apart from being saddled with the contrived cases against the ADC, he is also presiding over the cases of NDC and APM all aimed at deregistering the opposition parties.”

“Like the Court of Appeal said yesterday, Justice Lifu is a misfit to the judiciary and is not qualified to sit at a beer parlour bench.”