From Okwe Obi, Abuja
The Action Alliance (AA) has expressed concern over the worsening economic hardship, rising unemployment and insecurity across the country.
The party also identified judicial delays, conflicts, the collapse of public services and what it described as threats to democratic institutions as major challenges confronting Nigeria.
Addressing journalists yesterday in Abuja, the party’s National Chairman, Kenneth Udeze, commended the efforts of the Federal Government, the Oyo State Government and security agencies in securing the release of the abducted Oyo schoolchildren and their teachers.
“While we commend the efforts of the Federal Government, the Oyo State Government and security agencies that led to the rescue of the Oyo schoolchildren and teachers, we urge the Federal and State Governments to do everything possible to secure the release of other Nigerians still being held captive,” he said.
According to Udeze, Nigeria is grappling with multiple crises that require urgent government intervention.
“Nigeria continues to bleed from multiple crises. Beyond insecurity, Nigerians are confronted with economic hardship. Hyperinflation and the rising cost of food, fuel and medicine have pushed millions into poverty.
He urged both the Federal and State Governments to address the nation’s challenges with sincerity and competence.
“Democracy dies when institutions established to protect it become lawbreakers. INEC cannot be the referee and still choose which court orders to obey. The world is watching. We will not rest until this injustice is reversed and the rule of law is restored,” he added.
Meanwhile, Udeze accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of failing to recognise his National Executive Committee on its official website after it was allegedly removed, despite several notifications sent through the party’s lawyers on May 5, May 6 and July 22, 2026, following judgments of the Court of Appeal.
According to him, the letters demanded the immediate restoration of the Kenneth Udeze-led National Executive on the commission’s website, where it had allegedly been unlawfully removed.
“More than two months later, INEC has neither responded to the letters nor complied with the judgments of the Court of Appeal. That is why we are addressing this world press conference.
“I want the general public, the media and the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to note that before now, INEC recognised my leadership of the Action Alliance based on various Court of Appeal judgments and had been dealing with my leadership as the valid and authentic one.
“Shockingly, INEC stopped recognising my Court of Appeal-affirmed leadership and instead recognised Adekunle Omoaje as the National Chairman of Action Alliance, even though he and others have appealed to the Supreme Court in Appeal No. SC/CV/162/2024: Adekunle Rufai Omoaje & Ors v. Chief Uzewuru Nwachukwu & 3 Ors., challenging the Court of Appeal judgment that recognised my leadership.”
Udeze further cited Section 287(2) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), which provides that decisions of the Court of Appeal “shall be enforced in any part of the Federation by all authorities and persons, and by courts with jurisdiction subordinate to that of the Court of Appeal.”
He questioned what he described as INEC’s refusal to comply with valid and subsisting Court of Appeal judgments recognising his leadership of the party.
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