The 2027 presidential ambition of Peter Obi and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso suffered a fresh setback on Friday after a Federal High Court in Lokoja set aside its earlier judgment directing the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to register the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, as a political party.
DAILY POST reported that Justice Isah Dashen, who delivered the ruling, held that the court’s earlier judgment affected the rights of the Peace Movement Party, PMP, which claimed ownership of the logo adopted by the NDC.
The judge ruled that the PMP was not joined as a party in the original suit despite its claim over the disputed logo.
Recall that the NDC was registered by INEC following the same court’s order issued on December 15, 2025.
According to counsel to the PMP, C.S. Ekeocha, the association approached the court after discovering that the NDC registration was based on a logo it had
