Canadian Court Did Not Label APC a Terrorist Organization – Spokesman

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has refuted allegations that a Canadian court declared the party a terrorist organisation.

In a statement on Friday, APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, clarified that the court’s ruling contained no reference to terrorism.

This clarification comes after some media outlets (excluding *The Ibom Informer*) reported on Thursday that the Canadian court had labelled both the APC and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as terrorist groups.

The APC urged its members, supporters, and Nigerians to ignore the reports, describing them as untrue and deceptive.

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The ruling party emphasised, “We categorically affirm that the Canadian court did not designate the APC as a terrorist organisation, contrary to the grossly inaccurate media reports in circulation.

“As reported, the alleged declaration was linked to the case between Douglas Egharevba and the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, where the applicant sought a judicial review of a decision by the Canadian Immigration Appeal Division (IAD). The IAD had ruled that the applicant was inadmissible to Canada under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA).

“In its June 17, 2025 decision, Judge Phuong T.V. Ngo dismissed the judicial review, noting that the applicant was a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which the court found to be an organization involved in acts of subversion under paragraph 34(1)(b.1) of the IRPA, thereby rendering him inadmissible to Canada.”

The statement added that, in his analysis, the judge remarked:

“Applying the reasonableness standard of review, I find no basis to conclude that the IAD’s determination was flawed. The IAD reasonably held that the elections in question did not constitute a proper democratic process or institution, and that the PDP, along with its members and supporters, engaged in subversive acts against the electoral process with the improper aim of retaining political power.”

Morka reiterated that reports claiming a Canadian court labelled the APC a terrorist organisation are entirely false and, at best, intentionally misleading.

He clarified that *“the only mention of APC in the 16-page decision appeared in the Background section, Paragraph 4, where the court cited a Background Declaration Form in which the applicant claimed to have been a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from December 1999 to December 2007, and a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from December 2007 to May 2017.”*

Morka pointed out that APC did not exist in 2007, as it was officially registered in 2013, making the applicant’s stated membership in 2007 factually impossible.

He stressed, *“For the avoidance of doubt, the court made no determination whatsoever on terrorism. Even if it had, such a pronouncement would have been meaningless, lacking jurisdiction, and holding no extraterritorial legal effect.”*

The APC further described the circulating reports as “patently erroneous, if not mischievous,” noting that the court could not have issued such a declaration since APC was not a party to the proceedings. Such an action, it added, would have constituted an unjustifiable overreach, breached the principles of fair hearing and due process, and carried no legal weight beyond Canada.