Smarting from another political hurdle, Mr. Peter Obi has urged his followers to keep faith and hold firm despite the temporary setback.
The Peter Obi Media Reach, POMR, on Friday described the Federal High Court ruling in Lokoja voiding the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC,’s registration as a temporary setback, saying the march to a “New Nigeria” remained on track even as lawyers prepared an appeal.
In a statement signed by spokesperson Idris Zekeri Jnr, the Obi camp said its legal team was reviewing what it called a “bizarre ruling” and would move quickly with corrective and appellate steps. POMR urged supporters and coalition partners to stay calm, arguing that the judgment was only a detour in a broader political push to challenge Nigeria’s established order.
The intervention came after the Federal High Court in Lokoja set aside its earlier judgment directing the Independent National Electoral Commission to register the NDC.
According to court reports, Justice Isah Dashen ruled that all necessary parties must be heard, held that the earlier process was constitutionally defective, and ordered the case to begin afresh with INEC, the NDC and the Peace Movement Party joined as parties.
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The ruling effectively restored the pre-December 2025 status quo, throwing the party’s legal recognition into immediate doubt.
POMR, however, framed the judgment as part of a pattern of institutional resistance facing Obi’s political project. “Today’s ruling is a hurdle, not a stop sign,” the statement said, insisting that the coalition’s platform remained “transparent, legitimate and formidable.”
For Obi, the latest courtroom blow fits into a longer history of political and legal headwinds.
After emerging as the candidate who energized many younger voters in the 2023 election, he spent months challenging President Bola Tinubu’s victory in court, only for the Supreme Court process to close without overturning the result. Obi later acknowledged that his legal battle over the presidential election was over, even as he insisted his wider mission for a “new Nigeria” would continue. Source
The NDC setback also renews scrutiny of Obi’s long record of changing political platforms in pursuit of electoral viability. BBC News reported in 2022 that Obi had changed parties four times since 2002 and left the People’s Democratic Party just days before its presidential primary, later citing internal wrangling as the reason for crossing to Labour.
In December 2025 Obi had by then moved through APGA, PDP, Labour Party and the African Democratic Congress, his fourth party since entering politics.
That history gives Friday’s development a sharper political edge. To supporters, Obi’s repeated relocations across party lines reflect tactical adaptation in a volatile political system where smaller platforms often become vehicles for insurgent candidacies. T
But critics see him as a politician without ideological consistency; one driven by mere ambition to become president. Either way, the loss of NDC’s legal footing — even temporarily — threatens to complicate yet another chapter in Obi’s search for a durable platform to actualise him ambition.
Still, POMR says the destination has not changed.
“Do not be discouraged; the vehicle may face a temporary breakdown, but our destination remains non-negotiable,” the statement said.
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