NDC STATEMENT ON COURT RULING. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 NDC STATEMENT ON COURT RULING Our attention has been drawn to a ruling by the Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja this morning, wherein His Lordship, Honourable Justice Isah Dashen, gave a ruling on an application filed by an unregistered association known as Peace Movement Party. The public knows that by December 2025, the Nigeria Democratic Congress  as an association complained of INEC’s refusal to register us as a political party, whereupon we proceeded to the Federal High Court. The Federal High Court upheld our constitutional right to freedom of association under the Constitution and compelled INEC to register us, which INEC did. Since then, we have started political activities, embarked on the registration of members, held congresses from ward to national levels, held conventions, and concluded primaries to all offices following INEC’s timetable. We have been fully participating in all INEC activities without let or hindrance. NDC also fielded candidates, and fully pa...

ANAMBRA ELECTION: US AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA,LEONARD TASKS INEC,SECURITY AGENCIES,OTHERS ON PROFESSIONALISM.{PHOTO}.

United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Ambassador Mary Beth Leonard said this Saturday's governorship election in Anambra State provides another opportunity for Ndi-Anambra to shape their future by electing a leader that will be responsive to their yearnings.


She called on relevant stakeholders, including the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC and security agencies to be professional in their conducts to guarantee successful conduct of the exercise.


Correspondent Joseph Egbeocha reports that while speaking today, 3rd October 2021 on ABS radio program, “Nzuko Anambra”, Ambassador Leonard said as friend of Nigeria, the US is interested in the conduct of the Anambra governorship election, expressing hope that party faithful, INEC officials will be free from all forms of intimidation before, during and after the exercise.


She said how objective INEC is, impartiality of security agencies, freedom of press on activities going on, and freedom of voters to exercise their franchise are determinants of free and fair election, urging security agencies to provide enabling environment for Ndi-Anambra to elect their leader.


While encouraging Ndi-Anambra to be peaceful while participating in the Saturday’s electiin, the US Ambassador, who maintained that the US will continue to promote good governance and strengthen democracy in Nigeria by supporting free and fair election, organising civic engagements among women, youths and the physically challenged, as well as building capacity of the electoral body, among other things, said there are consequences for individuals who contribute in undermining Nigerian democratic process.

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