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By Nnamdi Ojiego and Kennedy Mbele
The judgment of the Federal High Court Lokoja reversing itself on the order it gave to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is expectedly stoking controversy, especially since it affects the ambitions of two key opposition figures in the country in the 2027 polls.
NDC is the platform on which Mr Peter Obi is contesting the January 2027 election as its presidential candidate.
Another top opposition figure and a former governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, is his running mate.
Justice Isah Dashen, who delivered the ruling, penultimate Friday, held that the court’s December 10, 2025, judgment adversely
