An aggrieved political association, All Democratic Alliance, ADA, and its Protem Director of Mobilization, Ahidjo Ibrahim Karlahi have dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, before the Federal High Court in Abuja praying for an order of the Court to compel the electoral body to withdraw the registration of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, as a political party in Nigeria

The grouse of ADA and Karlahi are predicated on allegations that the Senator Seriake Dickson led NDC was illegally and fraudulently registered by INEC as a political party for the purpose of participating in election matters in the country. 

In a suit with number FHC/ ABJ/CS/1115/2026, the two plaintiffs alleged that INEC gravely breached, disobeyed, ignored, omitted and deliberately failed to ensure compliance with relevant laws in the ways and manners NDC was secretly registered. 

Among others, Karlahi and ADA alleged that the electoral umpire failed to comply with sections 1, 6, 13, 14, 222, 251 of the 1999 Constitution and sections 75 and 79 of the Electoral Act in the registration of the NDC. 

In the suit instituted on their behalf by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria SAN, Bankole Joel Akomolafe via an originating summons, the two plaintiffs claimed that NDC never met any of the Constitutional requirements for it to qualify for registration as a political party. 

Besides, they asserted that INEC has no unfettered and unrestricted discretion to register the NDC as a political party. 

They therefore prayed the Federal High Court to issue an order against INEC to void, set aside, cancelled and revoke the purported certificate of registration in possession of NDC. 

The two plaintiffs also sought order of perpetual injunction restraining INEC from further recognizing, accepting, maintaining in its records or present any person on the authority of NDC as a political party for any election. 

Another order of perpetual injunction was sought against NDC restraining it from parading, introducing, presenting or call itself a registered political party either by publication, broadcast or any other means. 

The suit instituted on June 2, 2026 was supported by a 25 paragraph affidavit deposed to by the first plaintiff, Hon Ahidjo Ibrahim Karlahi. 

While Ahidjo Ibrahim Karlahi and All Democratic Alliance are the two plaintiffs, INEC and Nigeria Democratic Congress are listed as the two defendants. 

Meanwhile, no date has yet been fixed for hearing of the new suit. 

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, and former Vice President, has demanded that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) immediately answer pressing concerns over the unauthorised disclosure of information from its Continuous Voter Registration, CVR, database.

Atiku made this demand known in a statement by his spokesperson, Phrank Shaibu, on Tuesday.

Recall that concerns were raised over unauthorised access to INEC’s CVR system and the disclosure of information relating to a political party’s candidate in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Responding to the concerns on Tuesday, in a statement by INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Haruna, the commission said it had commenced an investigation.

INEC, however, ruled out concerns of a data breach.

Reacting, Atiku said INEC’s statement had only reinforced the urgent need for a full, transparent, and independent investigation into the matter.

He noted that while INEC had attempted to reassure Nigerians that there was no external hacking incident or breach of its ICT infrastructure, the commission had nevertheless admitted that sensitive voter information was accessed through valid official credentials and subsequently released without authorisation.

“INEC’s statement has moved this issue beyond conjecture. The Commission has now confirmed that voter information was accessed through credentials assigned to personnel participating in the ongoing CVR exercise and that such information was released without authority. That admission alone should concern every Nigerian.

“What Nigerians want to know is simple: how did information that resides within a restricted electoral database find its way into the hands of political actors and their associates? The fact that there was no external hack does not diminish the gravity of the incident. If anything, it raises even more troubling questions about internal controls, institutional safeguards, and the possibility of political interference,” he stated.

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) Appeal Committee in Kaduna State has confirmed Shuaibu Idris Mikati as the party’s governorship candidate after reviewing complaints from aspirants who contested the recent primary election.

The chairman of the committee, Dr Muhammed Mustapha Fagge, said the panel carefully examined petitions, documents and submissions before reaching its decisions.

According to Fagge, the committee unanimously upheld Mikati’s victory after finding that he received the highest number of valid votes.

The panel also said evidence presented during its review pointed to irregularities and alleged fraudulent activities involving some rival governorship aspirants, reinforcing its decision.

The committee equally affirmed the victories of Tukur Salisu Kakeyi in the Zaria Federal Constituency primary and Muhammed Mahmoud Aliyu in the Soba Federal Constituency contest after confirming that both candidates secured the highest number of valid votes.

However, several other primaries were declared inconclusive due to irregularities, procedural violations, the omission of candidates from ballot papers, and a lack of sufficient evidence that voting took place.

In the Ikara/Kubau Federal Constituency, the committee ordered a rerun after discovering that Ibrahim Danlami Kubau, a cleared aspirant, had been omitted from the ballot.

A fresh primary was also ordered in Kaduna South Federal Constituency after investigators found no credible evidence that elections had been conducted across all wards.

The committee directed rerun elections in several constituencies and wards, including Kaura, Soba, Ikara, Kajuru, Badarawa/Malali, Magajin Gari II, Birnin Gwari, Tudun Wada West, Igabi, Kagarko, Kawo, Zaria, Chikun/Kajuru and Kudan/Makarfi.

In another key ruling, the committee said any attempt to adopt a consensus or affirmation process for the Kaduna North Senatorial District primary would be invalid unless all parties involved agreed to it.

Fagge said the committee was guided by fairness, transparency, inclusiveness and internal democracy.

“Our decisions were reached strictly on the basis of facts, evidence, and the provisions of the party’s guidelines,” he said.

He added that the committee remained committed to protecting the integrity of the party’s internal electoral process and ensuring that the wishes of members are respected.