The court of appeal in Abuja has nullified the judgement of the federal high court in Lokoja that ordered the deregistration of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC).
The appellate court on Friday ruled that the judgement of the lower court on the case was faculty.
In June, a federal high court in Lokoja set aside its earlier judgement which compelled the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register NDC as a political party.
Isah Dashen, the presiding judge, had held that the December 10, 2025, judgement was delivered without hearing all necessary parties, rendering the proceedings constitutionally defective.
The judgement followed an application by the Peace Movement Party (PMP), which argued that it had a legal interest in the case and should have been joined as a party before the court delivered its ruling.
The judge agreed, holding that the applicant had established sufficient interest to be joined in the proceedings and ruled that the omission rendered the entire process null and void.