Sources: INEC Yet To Receive CTC Of Court Ruling Ordering NDC Deregistration

 

By Ambrose Amos 

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is yet to receive the certified true copy (CTC) of the court ruling that voided the registration of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC).

On Friday, a federal high court in Lokoja, Kogi state, vacated its December 10, 2025, judgement compelling INEC to register the NDC as a political party.

Delivering the ruling in suit marked FHC/LKJ/CS/49/2025, Isah Dashen, presiding judge, held that the December 10, 2025, judgement was delivered without hearing all necessary parties, rendering the proceedings constitutionally defective.

According to report, the ruling followed an application by the Peace Movement Party (PMP), which argued that it had a legal interest in the case and should have been made a party before the court delivered judgement.

Dashen also ruled that material facts were not disclosed during the earlier proceedings and ordered that the substantive suit begin afresh with INEC, the PMP, and the NDC joined as parties.

On Saturday, sources at the commission said that INEC is aware of the judgement passed on Friday.

The source said that the commission has not received the CTC of the judgment and cannot comment on any issue until the judgement is reviewed.