A Federal High Court in Lokoja has set aside its earlier judgment directing the Independent National Electoral Commission to register the Nigeria Democratic Congress as a political party, paving the way for a fresh hearing of the substantive suit.
Justice Isah Dashen, who delivered the ruling on Friday, held that the court’s December 10, 2025 judgment adversely affected the rights of the Peace Movement Party, which was not joined as a party in the suit despite claiming ownership of the logo relied upon in obtaining the judgment.
The judge consequently ordered that all parties be restored to the positions they occupied before the December 10, 2025 judgment and directed the claimants to join all necessary parties to enable the issues in dispute to be fully determined.
Counsel for the Peace Movement Party, C.S. Ekeocha, told journalists that the party approached the court after discovering that the NDC’s registration was based
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