Uncertainty hovers over the 2027 presidential ambition of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the Federal High Court, Abuja, presided by Justice Peter Lifu ordered the de-registration five political parties, which include Africa Democratic Congress, ADC.

Other parties include Actions People's Party, APP, Action Alliance, AA, Zenith Labour Party, ZLP and Accord Party, AP.

The Court said the parties did not meet the Constitutional threshold of section 225 of the 1999 Constitution

Section 225 of the 1999 Constitution gives the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, the power to deregister parties that failed to meet the constitutional threshold.

The parties may goon appeal, but will suffer delay.