15.8.2025
The All-Progressives Congress has rejected a Canadian Court description of the Party as a terrorist organisation.
During a hearing in a deportation case of Nigerian a citizen Douglas Egharevba (a former member of the People’s Democratic Party and APC), the presiding judge Justice Phuong Ngo, remarked that the APC and the PDP were involved in electoral subversion, violence and suppression of opposition.
APC national director of publicity Bala Ibrahim, said the party rejects the Canadian court’s submission.
“They didn’t reckon with the constitutional provisions of political parties. The APC is not registered in Canada, and it is not registered as a terrorist organisation, but registered as a political party in Nigeria,” Mr Ibrahim told the Peoples Gazette in an interview.
“The APC has won elections, including presidential elections. It is unfortunate to describe a political party poised for peace as otherwise. It is meddlesome for a court in another country to interpret the activities of political parties in another country as acts of terrorism.”
Reacting to the development PDP national publicity secretary, Debo Ologunagba, said:”We have read the story by Peoples Gazette on the matter. We can’t comment on it right now — we’re studying the court document, and we will respond appropriately soon.
“It is a big story, and it just broke yesterday, hence we have to take our time to look into it, as we were busy with an important party activity yesterday.”
