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NDC appeals court ruling voiding registration as INEC hands party access to portal.
Seriake Dickson, NDC leader, says the party filed an appeal against a Lokoja High Court ruling voiding its registration. On his X page Monday, he announced his and Peter Obi's names are now on the INEC portal following the legal move.
The court had vacated its December 10, 2025 judgment compelling INEC to register the NDC. Judge Isah Dashen ruled that the earlier judgment was defective as it was delivered without hearing all parties, and that material facts were undisclosed. The ruling followed PMP's application, claiming a legal interest and calling for the case to start over with INEC, PMP, and NDC as parties.
‘WE HAVE FILED AN APPEAL’
Dickson said NDC has appealed the ruling and INEC has granted the party access to upload the names of its candidates.
“Today, the NDC has filed an appeal against the ruling as well as a stay of execution/injunction, which has been served with a covering letter to the INEC chairman and his team to do what is right according to law and what is legally sensible,” he said.
“What is left is the administrative process of submitting the names to INEC, and we have been granted access to the portal to upload our qualified candidates.
“My name and that of the Presidential Candidate have been uploaded to the INEC portal, while that of the Vice Presidential Candidate will be done tomorrow upon completion of the deposition. The process is also ongoing for other candidates.”
Dickson said the party is acting in tandem with the timelines provided by INEC for the submission of candidates for various elective positions.
“In accordance with the INEC timetable, which we have religiously abided by, we have between now and the 11th of next month to upload all National Assembly candidates, while those of governors and State Houses of Assembly will end on the 17th of July. So there is enough time for all candidates’ names to be submitted to INEC and there is no reason for anyone to panic,” he said.
The NDC leader also acknowledged concerns arising from the party’s primaries, describing the processes as imperfect but saying efforts were underway to reconcile aggrieved members and aspirants.
“The reconciliation processes have started and we expect them to reach everyone, to complement what I and the leadership have continued to do,” he said.
“And we assure them that all those who expressed interest will be carried along in the party’s campaigns, committees and structures, because they constitute the grassroots strength and the backbone of our party.”
Dickson thanked Nigerians for their support and urged democratic institutions to remain neutral in safeguarding the country’s democracy.
He added that having filed and served the appeal and accompanying applications, “the ball is now in the court of the judiciary”, expressing confidence that the courts would “do what is right under the law.”
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