Nigeria: Court Sets Aside Judgment Recognising NDC As Political Party
The judge said the earlier order was defective because the Peace Movement Party was not heard and sent the case back for a fresh hearing.
- On Friday, a Federal High Court in Lokoja set aside its December 10, 2025, judgment directing the Independent National Electoral Commission to register the Nigeria Democratic Congress , declaring the original ruling constitutionally defective.
- Justice Isah Dashen upheld an application from the Peace Movement Party , which claimed ownership of the logo used for NDC's registration, ruling that excluding interested parties rendered the earlier process null and void.
- The court ordered all involved parties to return to the status quo before December 10, 2025, effectively nullifying the NDC's registration certificate, inclusion in INEC records, and ballot appearances pending the substantive suit's resolution.
- NDC National Chairman Moses Cleopas Zuwoghe instructed lawyers to appeal, insisting the ruling did not deregister the party and assuring candidates their 2027 participation remains on course.
- Presidential candidate Peter Obi condemned the ruling as a 'serious setback for Nigerian democracy,' arguing that institutional independence is declining amid political pressure on the judiciary.
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