•Peter Obi flies NDC flag
National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Senator Seriake Dickson, says his name and that of Peter Obi, the party’s Presidential Candidate, have been uploaded on the portal of The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
He said this while giving an update on the legal dispute over status of the opposition party, reports Daily Trust.
Recall that a Federal High Court in Lokoja had, on Friday, set aside its earlier judgment recognising NDC as a political party.
INEC registered NDC as a party on February 5, 2026, relying on the court judgement of December 10, 2025 for the registration.
However, some of the parties which applied for registration like NDC but did not get it went to court and the judge set aside the previous order, directing all parties to return to the position they occupied before the judgment of December.
Following the judgement, the legal status of the NDC became a subject of controversy.
Giving update in a statement issued today, Dickson said, “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.
“The Nigeria Democratic Congress has come to stay and remains a duly registered party in Nigeria which has participated in all the political processes so far, and, as I said yesterday, nomination processes have already been concluded and, in the eyes of the law, candidates have already emerged from the party for all offices across the country in primaries observed, monitored and recorded by INEC.
“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.
“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.
“As National Leader, I must also thank all aspirants and those who indicated interest for various offices. As they know, only one person can emerge victorious in primaries, no matter how well conducted. The processes were not perfect, but we have tried to resolve these differences within this short period, for a new party dealing with such a high volume of aspirants in a direct primary situation managed by stakeholders in every state and by party leaders.
“The reconciliation processes have started and we expect them to reach everyone, to complement what I and the leadership have continued to do. 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.”
He expressed appreciation to INEC for what he described as its professionalism in handling the matter and called on the judiciary to determine the party’s appeal in accordance with the law.
