Femi Falana, a human rights lawyer, has said that members of the All Progressives Congress and Peoples Democratic Party risk visa revocation and deportation if a Canadian court verdict labelling the two parties as terrorist organisations is registered in the U.S., UK, France, and other countries.
In a statement on Monday, Mr Falana asked the two parties to prove they are not terrorist organisations, berating them for rigging elections with armed thugs and security operatives.
“Instead of abusing the Canadian judge, the APC and PDP should urgently adopt legal measures to prove that they are not terrorist organisations,” Mr Falana said. “If the ruling is registered in the United States, United Kingdom, France, and elsewhere, members of the APC and PDP may have their visas revoked and may be deported.”
Mr Falana added, “It is common knowledge that APC and PDP rig elections and announce fake results with the assistance of armed thugs, police, and military personnel.”
Mr Falana urged Nigerian authorities to challenge the Canadian judge’s verdict in court to save citizens the stigma and collateral damage it could cause.
“The federal government should hire immigration lawyers to take urgent action to remove the stigma of infamy contained in the judgment,” Mr Falana said. “The collateral damage will certainly affect other citizens since the government of their homeland has been sponsored by two terrorist political parties.”
Mr Falana’s statement followed a Canadian court ruling labelling the APC and PDP terrorist organisations.
The federal government rejected the ruling, telling Canadian authorities to retract the court verdict, labelling APC and PDP terrorist organisations.
On Thursday, Peoples Gazette reported that the Canadian Federal Court upheld a landmark immigration tribunal ruling that declared the two major political parties terrorist organisations, while refusing asylum to a former member, Douglas Egharevba, over his decade-long affiliation with both parties.
