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INEC should rescind the deregistration order and ignore the unproductive political parties. They should be allowed to exist. INEC should rather take measures to ensure that public funds are not used to sustain their existence and that their existence does not hamper the political process. The issues should not be about deregistration which I believe is a violation of the right to freedom of association. The issues should be, should INEC give money to political parties for elections? If yes, which political parties should qualify for the subventions? Should every political party be on the Ballot paper? How can we reduce the confusion of having lengthy party names and logos on the Ballot Paper when only a few are known to the voter? These are the real issues”.

Newswalch Communications Limited v. Alhaji Aliyu Ibrahim Atta, I said: "A trial Judge can indulge a party in the judicial process for sometime but not for all times. A trial Judge has the right to withdraw his indulgence at the point the fair hearing principle will be compromised, compounded or will not really be fair as it affects the opposing party who equally yearns for it in the judicial process. At that stage, the party who is not up and doing to take advantage of the fair hearing principle put at his door steps by the trial Judge, cannot complain that he was denied fair hearing, such is the situation I see in this appeal."

You can not love God and wealth,you must choose one. either to serve God or pursue your wealth. Matthew 6 v 24. Brethren the earlier we know this the better for us.  Those who live as their human nature tells them to, have their minds controlled by what human nature wants. Romans 8v5 What then is human nature or human flesh ? Human nature is a bundle of characteristics, including ways of thinking, feeling, and acting, which humans are said to have naturally. The term is often regarded as capturing what it is to be human, or the essence of humanity. To be controlled by human nature results in death; The characteristics of human flesh was classified in the book of Galatians 5 v 19-21 "The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; 20 idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions 21 and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this wil