Court vacates judgment that got NDC registered, orders fresh hearing with all parties

From Godwin Tsa Abuja
A Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja has set aside its December 10, 2025 judgment that had directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) as a political party, ruling that the original proceedings excluded a party with a direct stake in the outcome.
Justice Isah Dashen held that the earlier judgment affected the rights of the Peace Movement Party (PMP), which was not joined in the suit despite its claim to ownership of the logo NDC used in its registration bid.
Counsel to PMP, C.S. Ekeocha, told journalists his client approached the court after discovering that NDC’s registration was based on a ...