“YOU ARE PLAYING WITH FIRE”, ADC WARNS GOVERNMENT AGENTS SEEKING PARTY DE-REGISTRATION -JUSTICE PETER LIFU IS A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY, SAYS PARTY. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.
“YOU ARE PLAYING WITH FIRE”, ADC WARNS GOVERNMENT AGENTS SEEKING PARTY DE-REGISTRATION -JUSTICE PETER LIFU IS A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY, SAYS PARTY The African Democratic Congress (ADC) wishes to warn, in the strongest possible terms, against any attempt to use the judiciary as an instrument to undermine democracy and plunge Nigeria into a major political crisis. We are deeply alarmed by the judgment reportedly delivered by Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, in a case filed by the so-called National Forum of Former Legislators seeking the de-registration of the ADC and four other political parties. This judgment stands in direct conflict with constitutional principles and all known judicial processes and procedures. The facts are straightforward. The plaintiffs had argued that the ADC and four other political parties failed to satisfy constitutional requirements relating to continued registration. However, in its counter-affidavit filed before the court in May, INEC,...
Located in the Shi'ite Muslim holy city of Najaf,the Peace Valley,a vast cemetery in Iraq holds over five million graves where 200 Iraqis are laid to rest every day.Millions of pilgrims vist the graveyard each year since it surrounds the mausoleum of the first Shi'ite imam,Ali Bin Talib,who was a cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Mohammad.Before the rise of ISIS,between 80 and 120 burials took place at the cemetery each year but this has risen to 150-200.A 25 square metre plot now costs around five million Iraqi dinars {£3,200} almost double what it cost before the insurgency.Thousands of Shi'ites from all over the world chooses to be buried there,with many of them from neighbouring Iran .More photos below.
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