Appeal Court reverses deregistration of Peter Obi’s NDC in 2-1 judgement
The Court of Appeal, Abuja, has reversed the judgment of the Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja, which set aside its earlier judgment directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), pending a fresh hearing over a dispute involving its logo. The post Appeal Court reverses deregistration of Peter Obi’s NDC in 2-1 judgement appeared…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has overturned a lower court's decision to deregister Peter Obi's Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) political party. The appeal court ruled in a 2-1 decision that the lower court improperly included a third party, the Peace Movement Party (PMP), in the case and that the NDC did not file its appeal within the legally prescribed timeframe.
The majority judgment was delivered by Justices Mohammed Danjuma and M.L. Hassan, while Justice Isah Dashen dissented, arguing that the NDC's appeal was invalid due to procedural errors. The case centers around a dispute over the party's logo, with the PMP claiming ownership and attempting to join the proceedings. The Court of Appeal ultimately upheld the lower court's ruling, maintaining that the lower court had made a "perverse" decision in including the PMP as a necessary party.
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