Certified True Copy of court judgment deregistering NDC emerges

By Henry Umoru

ABUJA- THE Certified True Copy of the Federal High Court judgment ordering the deregistration of the Nigeria Democratic Congress has emerged.

The ruling, delivered by Presiding Judge Hon. Justice Isa H. Dashen at the Lokoja Judicial Division, effectively sets aside a December 10, 2025 judgment that had previously compelled the Independent National Electoral Commission to register the party.

According to the court ruling, the prior judgment was nullified because it affected the legal rights of the Peace Movement Party, which claimed ownership of the logo used by the NDC but was never joined as a party to the original lawsuit.

Following the development, INEC is now expected to remove the NDC from its roster of recognized political parties.