Ahidjo Ibrahim Karlahi, a chieftain and director of the All Democratic Alliance (ADA), has filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the registration of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) as a political party.
The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1115/2026, was filed on June 2, 2026, at the Federal High Court in Abuja, with INEC as the first respondent and the NDC as the second respondent.
In the suit, Karlahi is asking the court to determine whether INEC is under obligation to strictly comply with the provisions of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), the Electoral Act 2022, and its own guidelines in the registration of new political parties ahead of the 2027 general elections.
He further wants the court to rule on whether INEC “gravely failed” in its duty by registering the NDC “in total disregard, neglect and outright disobedience” to these legal requirements.
Karlahi is praying the court to declare the registration
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