2027 Election: Appeal Court Validates Registration Of NDC As Political Party
The party said its registration remains valid, and officials said it will field candidates in 2027 after the appeal overturned a deregistration order.
- The Court of Appeal in Abuja restored the Nigeria Democratic Congress registration in a split decision, clearing the party to participate in the 2027 general elections.
- Overturning the Federal High Court's ruling in Lokoja, Kogi State, the appellate panel held that the lower court abused its power by attempting to reverse its own December 10, 2025, registration order.
- Writing for the majority, Justices Mohammed Danjuma and Muslim Sule Hassan dismissed Peace Movement Party claims regarding the NDC logo, while Justice Okon Abang dissented from the decision.
- National Leader Henry Seriake Dickson affirmed the party's valid registration and called for members to concentrate on defeating the APC in upcoming elections.
- The NDC intends to expand the frontier of multiparty democracy in Nigeria, with leadership expressing confidence in their candidates as they prepare for the forthcoming general elections.
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The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has announced that it will participate in the 2027 general elections following a Court of Appeal judgment setting aside a Federal High Court ruling that ordered its deregistration. The party’s National Leader, Henry Seriake Dickson, disclosed this in a statement reacting to the appellate court’s decision in Abuja. Dickson said […] BREAKING: Appeal Court upholds NDC registration, overturns Lokoja ruling
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The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has announced that it will participate in the 2027 general elections following a Court of Appeal judgment setting aside a Federal High Court ruling that ordered its deregistration. The party’s National Leader, Seriake Dickson, disclosed this in a statement reacting to the appellate court’s decision in Abuja. Dickson […]
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The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has announced that it will participate in the 2027 general elections following a Court of Appeal judgment setting aside a Federal High Court ruling that ordered its deregistration. The party’s National Leader, Henry Seriake Dickson, disclosed this in a statement reacting to the appellate court’s decision in Abuja. Dickson said …
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Henry Seriake Dickson has announced that the Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja, has set aside the judgment of the Federal High Court, Lokoja, which purported to order the deregistration of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC). In a statement posted on X addressed to fellow party members and Nigerians, Dickson said: “Today, the Court of […]
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