The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were labeled as terrorist organizations by a Canadian court, according to a lawyer, Victor Giwa, and this was in line with Canadian law.
Giwa claimed that the Canadian court did not refer to the parties as terrorist organizations but that they resembled them in a statement made on Channels TV’s The Morning Brief on Monday.
The lawyer explained that the PDP is similar to a terrorist organization and not that they have been designated terrorists in June. It needs to be viewed from a different angle.
An act of terrorism is defined as any political, religious, or ideological offense committed with the intention of causing death, serious bodily harm, intimidation, or risk to any life, as defined by Canadian law, Section 83, Subsection 01.
According to the Canadian Criminal Code, an act of intimidation is defined as any act that causes death, serious bodily harm, or can make a person a terrorist. Therefore, it is based on that.
They were offended by the PDP’s activities because the young man claimed to be a PDP member at the time, and that they believed they were involved in intimidation, killing of political opponents’ candidates, and snatching ballot papers.
According to the Canadian criminal court, those actions constitute terrorism in all of this. Therefore, they made that pronouncement because they had to apply the law to him (Douglas) in Canada and it is based on the Canadian criminal code. ”
The PDP and APC could not contest the decision because it complied with Canada’s criminal law, according to the attorney.
The Effect of Electoral Violence on Nigeria’s Image
Giwa added that the judgment demonstrated how well electoral violence had impacted Nigeria’s reputation.
Nigerians should be aware that their activities, the things they do in a bid for political power are known to everyone, that people are watching and people are seeing us, and that this is one of the effects of some of our politicians’ actions. ”
The Federal Government requested on Friday, August 16, 2025, that the designation of be immediately changed because it was deemed to be incorrect. some of Nigeria’s political parties are considered terrorist organizations.
The spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, warned that the action might be interpreted as supporting politically motivated narratives against Nigeria in a statement released in Abuja.
A Nigerian named Douglas Egharevba, who arrived in Canada in September 2017 and applied for inland refugee status under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act of Canada, was the subject of the court’s declaration.
The Federal Government of Nigeria expressed its deep concern about a recent decision by a Canadian Federal Court incorrectly labeling some political parties as ‘terrorist organizations.
According to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act of Canada, Douglas Egharevba, a Nigerian, applied for inland refugee status in September 2017.
A statement that falls under this baseless classification constitutes an unacceptable interference in Nigeria’s internal affairs and democratic processes.
Source: Channels TV
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