NDC Deregistration: Mixed reactions trail court judgement as Obi’s ambition suffers setback

The 2027 statesmanlike ambition of Peter Obi and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso suffered a caller setback connected Friday aft a Federal High Court successful Lokoja acceptable speech its earlier judgement directing the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to registry the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, arsenic a governmental party.

DAILY POST reported that Justice Isah Dashen, who delivered the ruling, held that the court’s earlier judgement affected the rights of the Peace Movement Party, PMP, which claimed ownership of the logo adopted by the NDC.

The justice ruled that the PMP was not joined arsenic a enactment successful the archetypal suit contempt its assertion implicit the disputed logo.

Recall that the NDC was registered by INEC pursuing the aforesaid court’s bid issued connected December 15, 2025.

According to counsel to the PMP, C.S. Ekeocha, the relation approached the tribunal aft discovering that the NDC registration was based connected a logo it had earlier submitted to INEC earlier the litigation commenced.

The ruling means the quality implicit the registration of the NDC volition instrumentality to the Federal High Court for a caller proceeding with each applicable parties participating.

The determination has since triggered wide reactions from the NDC, absorption figures, ineligible experts and governmental commentators.

Opposition parties are informing that the improvement could person far-reaching implications for Nigeri...