ADC Youths Protest In Abuja, Demand Judge’s Removal

Hundreds of youths of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Tuesday protested in Abuja, demanding the removal of Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court.

Naija News reports that the protesters faulted what they described as his “highly controversial ruling” ordering the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister the ADC and four other parties.

Led by the ADC National Youth Leader, Balarabe Rufai, the protesters marched from the party’s national secretariat in Wuse II to the Federal High Court in Maitama.

They chanted “Justice Lifu must go” and carried placards with inscriptions such as “Judiciary is not for sale,” “Save our democracy now,” and “No to one-party state.”

Some of the protesters also chanted, “No ADC, no election.”

Addressing journalists, Rufai called on former presidents and heads of state to intervene, saying Nigerians were losing confidence in the judiciary.

“We are calling on the Attorney General of the Federation to call Justice Lifu to order. He should be removed,” Rufai said.

“We are calling on the leaders we have across the country, especially the remaining former presidents and heads of state, to intervene urgently, because the way things are going, people are losing hope in the system,” he added.

Rufai said the party had petitioned the National Judicial Council (NJC) against Justice Lifu, accusing him of disregarding a subsisting Court of Appeal order staying further proceedings in the matter.

“We have not gotten a response from NJC. We have come here physically as young people of this country because what we are experiencing now is judicial banditry, and it must stop now,” he said.

He added that the protesters would continue to demand Justice Lifu’s removal, insisting that the ADC must participate in the 2027 general elections.