Fresh Twist In NDC Deregistration Saga As Umeh Insists PMP Is Not Registered

The Senator representing Anambra Central, Victor Umeh, has alleged that the Peace Movement Party (PMP) is being used as a tool to prevent the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) from participating in the 2027 general elections.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

Speaking during an appearance on Arise Television’s Prime Time programme on Monday, Umeh argued that the legal dispute surrounding the NDC’s registration and logo was driven by political interests rather than legal merit.

According to the senator, the controversy over the party’s victory-sign emblem is unfounded because the symbol is widely recognised across the world and cannot be claimed exclusively by any political organisation.

Umeh claimed that efforts to challenge the NDC’s legal status intensified immediately after the party welcomed prominent political figures, including former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, former Kano State Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and other opposition leaders.

He alleged that although the NDC had already been registered for about five months, a court application seeking to nullify its registration was filed on May 4, just one day after the new members joined the party on May 3.

The lawmaker further argued that the Peace Movement Party has no legal claim to the disputed logo because, according to him, it is not a political party officially registered by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

He explained that a political party gains exclusive rights to its logo only after it has been formally registered by INEC with that symbol as part of its official identity. Until then, he maintained, no organisation can claim sole ownership of the emblem.

Umeh’s remarks come in the wake of a Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja, Kogi State, which recently vacated its earlier judgment directing the Independent National Electoral Commission to register the Nigeria Democratic Congress as a political party.

The court’s decision has sparked fresh debate among opposition politicians and supporters of the NDC ahead of preparations for the 2027 general elections.

Despite the setback, the NDC has insisted that it will continue to explore all available legal avenues to defend its registration and secure its participation in future elections.