Knocks as Court Declares PDP, APC as Terrorist Groups
- The PDP and the APC have been categorised as terrorist organisations by the Federal Court of Canada
- Former NNPC chief, Olufemi Soneye, and the PDP have condemned the position of the Canadian court, adding that it has set a dangerous precedent
- Soneye maintained that the judgment was a political earthquake, and its consequences could go beyond the Canadian borders
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the ruling of a Canadian court that declared the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the leading opposition, PDP, as terrorist organisations.
The leading opposition in a statement described the judgment as 'misinformed, biased and lacking evidence, adding that such a ruling should be outrightly dismissed.
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Former NNPP spokesperson speaks on PDP, APC
Vanguard reported that Olufemi Soneye, a former chief corporate communication officer of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, said the Canadian court has set a dangerous precedent.
The former NNPC chief maintained that the judgment was a political earthquake its consequences could go beyond the Canadian borders. He warned that democratic nations should push back on this kind of outwit, where one day, their politics would be put on trial in a foreign court.
The Federal Court of Canada had upheld the judgment that classified the APC and the PDP as terrorist organisations, while denying Douglas Egbarevba, a former member of both parties, asylum, over his decade-long affiliation with the two political parties.
The Canadian court says PDP, APC are terrorist groups
Justice Phuong Ngo, in a judgment on June 17, 2025, struck out the application of Egharevba, seeking a judicial review after the Immigration Appeal Division (IAD) said he was inadmissible under Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA).
The country's minister of public safety and emergency preparedness argued that the PDP and APC have been implicated in political violence, electoral bloodshed and subversion of democracy in Nigeria.
The court records indicated that Egharevba was a member of the PDP between 1999 to 2007 before his defection to the APC, where he was a member until 2017, when he moved to Canada and disclosed his political affiliation.
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Canada flags Nigerian politician's affiliation to APC, PDP
His affiliation was then flagged by the Canadian immigration authorities, stating that intelligence reports linked the two parties to violence and politically motivated killings.
The IAD's decision was largely based on the PDP's conduct in the 2003 elections and 2004 local government polls, where the party was involved in voter intimidation, ballot stuffing and the killing of opposition members.
According to the tribunal, the PDP and APC leaders benefited from violence and never made any move to stop it, a situation that was in line with the legal definition of subversion in Canada's IRPA code.
SDP senator joins APC
Legit,ng earlier reported that Nasarawa South Senator Aliyu Wadada has dumped the SDP and declared himself as a member of the ruling APC.
The senator made the declaration following his closed-door meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the presidential villa in Abuja.
According to Wadada, there is no one in the opposition who would do what Tinubu has done if elected in the 2027 election.
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