The presidential candidate of Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi has expressed concern over Friday’s ruling by a Federal High Court in Lokoja setting aside its earlier judgment directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) as a political party.
In a statement posted on his Facebook page on Friday, Obi described the judgment as “another setback for our democracy and the institutions upon which our future depends.”
The former Anambra State governor said he received news of the court’s decision while attending an event at Madonna University after earlier engagements in Imo State, including a visit to the School of Nursing Sciences in Emekuku and the 80th birthday celebration of the Emeritus Archbishop of Owerri, Most Rev. Dr. Anthony Obinna.
According to Obi, every Nigerian committed to the country’s progress should be concerned about the implications of the ruling.
“This judgment represents another setback for our democracy and the institutions upon which our future depends,” he said.
