Politics
NDC leaders Kwankwaso, Dickson hold talks after registration setback
The vice-presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), Rabiu Kwankwaso, on Sunday held a meeting with the party’s National Leader, Seriake Dickson, following the recent court judgment on the party’s registration by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The meeting came days after a Federal High Court in Lokoja, Kogi State, set aside its earlier judgment that had directed INEC to register the NDC as a political party.
The court, in a ruling delivered on Friday in suit No. FHC/LKJ/CS/49/2025, held that its December 10, 2025 judgment could not stand because not all parties affected by the case were given the opportunity to be heard.
The court’s decision followed an application by the Peace Movement Party, which argued that it had a legal interest in the matter and should have been joined in the suit before judgment was delivered.
The decision of the court has been raising dust as opposition parties accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of plotting to manipulate the judiciary.
In a post on his official Facebook page on Sunday, Senator Dickson confirmed the meeting with Kwankwaso, saying that they “discussed issues of mutual interest concerning our party”.
The NDC leader stated that himself and other leaders of the party have resolved to reject alleged one-party democracy.
“We reaffirmed our resolve to stand together in the fight for multi-party democracy, and I briefed him on the measures the party is taking to correct and redress the distractions occasioned by the anomalous ruling of the Federal High Court. We are on course,” he added
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