The Vice Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Rabiu Kwankwaso, on Sunday met with the party’s National Leader, Seriake Dickson, to discuss the future of the party following a recent court ruling affecting its registration status.
The meeting comes after the Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja, Kogi State, vacated its December 10, 2025 judgment which had previously compelled the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register the Nigeria Democratic Congress as a political party.
In suit No. FHC/LKJ/CS/49/2025, Justice Isah Dashen ruled that the earlier judgment was delivered without hearing all necessary parties, describing the proceedings as constitutionally defective. The ruling followed an application by the Peace Movement Party, which argued it had a stake in the matter but was not joined in the original suit.
The decision has since sparked political controversy, with opposition figures accusing the administration of President Bola Tinubu of attempting to influence the judiciary and destabilise opposition parties.
Confirming the meeting in a Facebook post on Sunday, Dickson said both leaders discussed “issues of mutual interest concerning our party” and reviewed ongoing legal and political challenges facing the NDC.
He added that party leaders had resolved to resist what they described as moves toward a one-party system in Nigeria.
“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 stated.
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