Nigeria, Dec. 10 -- A group of former federal lawmakers, under the banner of the National Forum of Former Legislators (NFFL), has filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking the deregistration of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a political party.

The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2637/2025, was initiated by the group's National Coordinator, Raphael Igbokwe, who deposed to an affidavit alleging that the ADC has failed to meet constitutional and statutory requirements to retain its status as a political party.

Mr Igbokwe, who represented Ahiazu/Ezinihitte Federal Constituency of Imo State in the 7th and 8th House of Representatives, argued that the ADC did not secure 25 per cent of votes in any state during the last preside...