A lawyer, Obunike Ohaegbu, has sued the NDC over its alleged refusal to announce the result of its May 2026 primary
A legal practitioner, Obunike Ohaegbu, has sued the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) at the Federal High Court in Abuja over the party’s alleged refusal to announce the result of its primary election for Nnewi North/Nnewi South/Ekwusigo Federal Constituency of Anambra State.
Ohaegbu is seeking a court order compelling the party to declare the result of the primary election conducted in May 2026 to nominate its candidate for the 2027 general elections.
The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1219/26, was filed against five defendants: the NDC, Dr Ebere Onunkwo, Dr Socrates Ebo, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Peter Uzokwe.
The plaintiff claimed that he participated in the primary election and secured the majority of the lawful votes cast.
However, he alleged that the party failed to announce the result at the venue of the election and instead secretly adopted Uzokwe as its candidate for the constituency, in violation of its primary election guidelines.
Ohaegbu is asking the court to compel the NDC to declare him the winner of the primary election and submit his name and particulars to INEC as the party’s duly nominated candidate.
He is also seeking an order restraining the party, its officers, agents and representatives from submitting or recognising any other person as its candidate for the constituency.
Additionally, the plaintiff wants the court to restrain INEC from accepting, recognising, publishing or acting on the nomination of any candidate other than himself for the constituency.
At Monday’s proceedings, hearing could not commence after the court discovered that the second, third and fifth defendants had not been served with the mandatory hearing notices.
The absent defendants are Onunkwo, Ebo and Uzokwe.
Although the plaintiff’s counsel, Ifeanyi Nrilike, informed Justice Mohammed Umar that the parties had filed and exchanged the necessary court processes, the judge directed that hearing notices be served on the absent defendants.
Justice Umar subsequently adjourned the case until October 14 for hearing.
The court also ordered that evidence confirming service of the hearing notices on all parties must be presented before the next hearing date.
The suit seeks to resolve the dispute over the NDC’s nomination for the Anambra federal constituency ahead of the 2027 general elections.
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