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...

COURT DISMISSES CASE SEEKING CONTROL OF BROTHERHOOD OF THE CROSS AND STAR'S PROPERTIES. (PHOTO).


 Court Dismisses Case Seeking Control of Brotherhood of the Cross and Star's Properties


The High Court of Rivers State, presided over by Honourable Justice E. Thompson, has struck out a case filed by a group attempting to take control of properties owned by the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star. The court deemed the case, filed under suit number PHC/797/2024, as incompetent.


The group had challenged the authority of the Brotherhood’s leader, Olumba Olumba Obu, seeking enforcement of their rights to worship at and own several worship centers in Rivers State. The applicants filed the case in June 2023, claiming a violation of their fundamental rights.


However, Justice Thompson ruled that the matter was about property ownership, not the infringement of human rights, and criticized the applicants' legal approach, which attempted to mislead the court. The court emphasized that the use of an originating summons, rather than a writ of summons, rendered the case without merit.


The legal representatives for the Brotherhood expressed gratitude for the judgment, affirming the lawful leadership of the organization. The administrator of the Brotherhood in Rivers State, Archbishop Emmanuel Ogwutum, reiterated that the judiciary is a vital avenue for justice.


Following the ruling, the applicants’ lawyer, E. E. Obomanu, thanked the court for refraining from imposing punitive costs against his clients. It is worth noting that the court had previously dismissed a similar case filed by Obomanu for non-compliance with legal procedures.

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