The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has rejected the judgement of the Federal High Court in Lokoja setting aside its registration by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), declaring that it will immediately challenge the ruling at the Court of Appeal.
The party insisted that it had not been deregistered and assured its members, candidates and supporters that its political activities would continue uninterrupted despite Friday’s court decision.
NDC National Chairman, Senator Moses Cleopas, disclosed this in a statement issued shortly after Justice Isah Dashen nullified the court’s December 10, 2025 judgement, which had compelled INEC to register the party.
Cleopas described the ruling as surprising, arguing that the applicant, the Peace Movement Party (PMP), was neither a registered political party nor a participant in the ongoing registration process.
He further contended that the trial court had become functus officio after delivering its final judgement and therefore lacked the jurisdiction to set aside its earlier decision through a motion.
