NDC Has Not Been Deregistered, More People Are Registering On Our Website – Dickson

The National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Seriake Dickson, has submitted that the party has not been deregistered.

He claimed that since Friday’s court ruling on the party’s status, more people have become aware of the NDC and have been flocking to its website to register as members.

Naija News reports Dickson made the submission while speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics.

According to him, there is no need for alarm despite the court verdict setting aside an earlier judgment that compelled the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register the party, saying the party has taken legal steps to counter the ruling.

“I want to thank all Nigerians for their support, solidarity, and prayers. As a matter of fact, since Friday, thousands of Nigerians have been flocking to our website to register. They now know more about our party, they sympathise with our party and our candidates, and they are flocking and buying into our vision of our party and our candidates. So, I thank them for their support and prayers.

“To be clear, the NDC has not been deregistered. The NDC has validly nominated candidates for all elective offices in primaries monitored nationwide by INEC. From the House of Assembly, the House of Representatives, the Senate, the governorship, and our presidential candidate, who has also nominated a running mate. I am also a senatorial candidate of the party,” Dickson said.

He insisted that all candidates flying the party’s flag for the 2027 election will be on the ballot because they emerged through legal primaries recognized by INEC.

Dickson added that the court did not, by its ruling, deregister the party.

“All nominations have been validly carried out and monitored by INEC in accordance with the timeframe given by INEC. So, I assure all our candidates and members that those nominations remain valid and by the laws of this country, nominations are done at the primaries that take place at various levels; the submission to INEC is an administrative procedure. So, the NDC is still a party. The court itself did not deregister it, and no step has been taken to that effect,” he added.

Naija News recalls that the Federal High Court in Lokoja last Friday set aside its earlier judgment in which it asked INEC to register the NDC.

Justice Isah Dashen, who delivered the ruling, held that the court’s December 10, 2025, judgment adversely affected the rights of the Peace Movement Party (PMP), which was not joined as a party in the suit despite claiming ownership of the logo relied upon in obtaining the judgment.