Speaking through the INEC Chairman's Media Adviser, Adedayo Oketola, on Saturday, the electoral body confirmed it is fully aware of widespread media reports detailing the unexpected June 26 judicial decision.
However, the commission firmly maintained that it cannot offer specific comments or execute definitive administrative changes until its central legal department officially receives and reviews the Certified True Copy of the court's dynamic order.
This ongoing administrative delay follows a major bombshell on Friday when Justice Isah Dashen of the Lokoja division completely set aside a previous December 10, 2025, verdict that had mandated the Independent National Electoral Commission to integrate the new party into national ballots.
The presiding judge ruled that the initial legal proceedings were fundamentally flawed because an interested third-party faction, the Peace Movement Party, was entirely excluded from the trial despite holding structural intellectual property rights over the logo used to obtain the initial registration mandate.
Consequently, the court ordered all litigating bodies to immediately revert to their pre-December 2025 status symbols pending a full, multi-party retrial of the substantive dispute.
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The sudden judicial reversal has triggered massive resistance from top-tier opposition leaders who fear the move could systematically shrink the country's multi-party landscape ahead of the upcoming 2027 general elections.
The National Chairman of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Senator Moses Cleopas, alongside high-profile national stakeholders including the party's presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and National Leader, Senator Henry Dickson, vehemently rejected the judgment, labeling it a direct threat to democratic stability.
While opposition loyalists vow to mount an immediate legal challenge at the Court of Appeal to protect the status of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, the Independent National Electoral Commission insists it will remain completely neutral, delaying any operational adjustments to the national party directory until the formal certified paperwork lands in their hands.
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