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The Presidential Candidate of Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC),
Peter Obi, on Friday described the court ruling by a Federal High Court in Lokoja as alleged plot to stop his 2927 ambition.
Obi made the remarks during a visit to Madonna University in Anambra State, while speaking with newsmen.
He alleged that the court ruling was likely orchestrated by the Federal Government in efforts to prevent him from contesting in the 2027 presidential election.
“Today, the Federal Government is doing everything possible to stop me from becoming a candidate in this 2027 election..
“But I can tell you for a fact, they won’t win, ” he said.
Obi’s remarks came just hours after the Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja vacated its earlier judgment directing the Independent National Electoral Commission to register the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) as a political party.
This development has intensified political discussions ahead of the 2027 general election.
Justice Isah Dashen of the Federal High Court in Lokoja, had on Friday set aside its earlier judgment directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) as a political party.
Dashen held that all relevant parties must be heard before any substantive decision can be made in the matter.
The court upheld the application filed by the Peace Movement Party (PMP), ruling that the party was a necessary party to the suit.
According to the judge, the earlier judgment was constitutionally defective as it was delivered without hearing from all interested parties.
He declared that such an omission rendered the entire process null and void.
Justice Dashen further ruled that the status quo be restored to what it was before the December 2025 judgment, pending the determination of the substantive suit.
He also observed that certain material facts were suppressed in the earlier proceedings, which justified the decision to set aside the judgment.
Consequently, the court ordered that the substantive suit should begin afresh, with INEC, the PMP and the NDC as parties to the case.
