“When ballots are brazenly exchanged for money, the vote of the ordinary Nigerian ceases to have meaning…No government can claim legitimacy if it consistently presides over fraudulent polls.”

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has reacted to what it describes as a significant ruling by a Canadian court, which it claims designates Nigeria’s major political parties—the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)—as terrorist organizations.

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By Clifford Ndujihe & Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has condemned the decision of a Canadian court declaring Nigeria’s two major political parties, the PDP and the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, as terrorist organisations. The party described the claim as ‘misinformed, biased, and lacking evidence,’ urging that it be dismissed […]

“At this critical period in our national history, the role of the opposition goes beyond contesting elections. It includes holding the government to account, offering alternative policies, defending citizens’ rights, and ensuring political power is not treated as the birthright of any party,”