FG afraid of election, wants coronation – Prince Secondus

FG afraid of election, wants coronation – Prince Secondus

Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, has accused the ruling government of using the judiciary to destroy democracy.

Secondus warned that such judicial rascality may lead to a one-party system and undermine democracy in Nigeria if unchecked.

Secondus, who was reacting to the recent Federal High Court ruling by Justice Peter Lifu deregistering some political parties, including the African Democratic Congress (ADC), expressed profound disappointment and deep concern over the development midway through the political cycle after the parties had completed their 2026 primary processes/elections, with INEC and candidates ready for the campaign.

The former PDP boss said in a statement he released in Abuja on Wednesday that the decision is not just a setback for the affected parties but a dangerous assault on the foundational principles of multi-party democracy, citizen participation, and the rule of law.

Secondus accused the government of deliberately destroying opposition parties to achieve one-party rule. “They are afraid of the election; they want a coronation”

According to him, the drafters of the Nigerian Constitution envisaged that INEC would act soon after the general election, not in the middle of the next election.

“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.

“A robust democracy requires a low barrier to entry for alternative ideas. By dismantling smaller or emerging parties mid-cycle, the system heavily favours the entrenched political establishment and locks out grassroots movements needed for a robust democracy,” Secondus said.