The national leader of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), Seriake Dickson has raised alarm with claims that the party is under attack from external forces aggrieved by its rapid progress but will prevail.
Dickson made the claim in reaction to the judgement of the federal high court in Lokoja, Kogi state, that set aside an earlier order directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register the NDC as a political party.
Recall that the court vacated its December 10, 2025, judgement compelling INEC to register the NDC as a political party
Justice Isah Dashen, who presided over suit No. FHC/LKJ/CS/49/2025, ruled that the court delivered the earlier judgment without hearing all interested parties, rendering the proceedings unconstitutional.
According to NAN, the Peace Movement Party (PMP) argued that it had a legal interest in the matter and should have participated in the suit before the court delivered its judgment.
The judge also held that the parties had failed to disclose material facts during the earlier proceedings and consequently directed INEC, the PMP, and the NDC to participate in a fresh hearing of the substantive suit.
THE ORDER WILL NOT STAND- DICKSON
Dickson argued that the court order lacks legal merit and was aimed at undermining the party’s progress.
“All I can say is that the order lacks legal merit and is intended to affect the foundational credibility and efforts of our party. The order is illegal and will not stand.
He said, “It is against multi-party democracy, anti-democratic in nature, and aimed at narrowing and stifling the democratic space. It will be resisted by all of us and by all lovers of democracy in Nigeria”
Additionally, Seriake Dickson accused the judge who gave the ruling of committing a legal error, saying the party would pursue all available judicial remedies.
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PMP does not even exist anywhere – NDC
Also speaking on his part, the NDC national secretary, Ikenna Enekweizu, has given a major reason, the court judgement against the party’s registration by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, would not stand.
Enekweizu sharply pointed that the court had already legally established that the Peace Movement Party ($PMP$) is entirely non-existent. Exposing what he viewed as a flaw in the challenge, he emphasized that the group is not even listed among the political organizations that formally applied to $INEC$ for registration.
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