Political party

Nigeria Democratic Congress

NDCregisteredActiveLegal status: appeal pending

A nationally registered party confirmed by INEC on 2026-02-05 following a Federal High Court order (Suit FHC/LKJ/CS/49/2025, Federal High Court Lokoja).

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Key facts

Registry detail

National leader: Sen. Henry Seriake Dickson
National chairman: Sen. Cleopas Moses Zuwoghe (pro-tempore)
National secretary: Barr. Ikenna Morgan Enekweizu (pro-tempore)
National treasurer: Mr. John Odey (pro-tempore)
National legal adviser: Barr. Reuben Egwuaba (pro-tempore)
National financial secretary: Hon. Mainasara Abubakar Sani (pro-tempore)
Headquarters: No. 4 Odenna Close, off Libreville Street, Wuse II, Abuja
Registration basis: Registered by INEC on 2026-02-05 after a Federal High Court, Lokoja order (Suit FHC/LKJ/CS/49/2025) compelling INEC to issue certification, rather than through INEC's normal unprompted registration cycle.
Registration source: INEC Political Parties index (reviewed 2026-06-29)

Electoral footprint

What Electioneering has on record

4 linked candidate records0 known current office holders in Electioneering

National seat holdings are not fully loaded yet.

Legal and faction notes

Party-level caveats

These notes describe the party's OWN registration standing and internal leadership disputes - distinct from any single candidate's party-affiliation status or candidacy status shown on the candidate cards below.

Legal status. On 2026-06-26 the Federal High Court, Lokoja (Justice Isah Dashen) set aside the 2025-12-10 judgment that had ordered INEC to register NDC, on the procedural ground that the Peace Movement Party (which separately claims ownership of NDC's logo) was not joined to the original case. NDC has not been deregistered; the party has instructed its lawyers to appeal to the Court of Appeal, and INEC is reviewing the certified true copy of the judgment.

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