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2027: We have words, courts and laws as weapons, ADC says
🇳🇬 Nigeria /Conflict & Security

2027: We have words, courts and laws as weapons, ADC says

From Vanguard · () English

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  • Nigeria’s African Democratic Congress says it will oppose alleged intimidation and efforts to frustrate its candidates ahead of the 2027 general election.
  • The party says it will rely on the courts, existing laws and its voice, rather than violence.

Nigeria’s African Democratic Congress says it will confront alleged intimidation of its candidates before the 2027 general election without resorting to violence.

The party said it would use the courts, laws and public advocacy to resist attempts to frustrate its candidates. Its position frames legal action and political speech as its main tools in the run-up to the election.

The ADC’s vow comes ahead of the 2027 general election, although the brief statement does not identify the alleged intimidators or specify which candidates or incidents it was referring to.

We have words, courts, laws as weapons.

— African Democratic CongressThe party described the nonviolent tools it plans to use ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general election.
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