Deregistration crisis: Kwankwaso, Dickson hold talks on NDC’s next move

The vice presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC, Rabiu Kwankwaso on Sunday held meetings with the National Leader of the NDC, Seriake Dickson on the recent court order concerning the registration of the party by the Independent National Electoral Commission.

According to Central Post Nigeria, the Federal High Court, presided by Justice Isah Dashen, who sits in Lokoja, Kogi State, recently nullified the December 10, 2025 judgment, which ordered the INEC to register the NDC as a political party.

In the judgment in suit No. FHC/LKJ/CS/49/2025, the court held that the previous judgment had not involved all necessary parties in the suit and the proceedings were therefore unconstitutional.

The order by the court was made following an application by the Peace Movement Party which maintained that the party had a legitimate interest in the case and must be joined in the suit.

The judgment by the court has been controversial with the opposition parties alleging that the government of President Bola Tinubu is trying to use the courts.

In an announcement on his Facebook page on Sunday, Senator Dickson confirmed that he had a meeting with Kwankwaso where they “discussed issues of mutual interest concerning our party”.

According to the NDC boss, him and other leaders in the party have decided to reject 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.