By Clifford Ndujihe, Henry Umoru, Omeiza Ajayi, Boluwaji Obahopo, Juliet Umeh & Gift Chapi Odekina
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has rejected the judgment of a Federal High Court in Lokoja, Kogi State, nullifying its earlier order directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register the party, pending the resolution of all legal issues surrounding the matter.
The party said it would head to the Court of Appeal and assured Nigerians that the NDC would be on the ballot for the 2027 presidential and general elections.
Addressing journalists in Abuja on Friday, the NDC National Chairman, Senator Moses Cleopas Zuwoghe, took a swipe at the court’s judgment, insisting that the party remains legally recognised and would immediately challenge the decision at the Court of Appeal.
According to him, the court’s latest decision did not order the party’s deregistration and therefore does not affect its status as a registered political party.
