National Leader of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), Seriake Dickson, has defended the legitimacy of the partys registration, dismissing allegations of irregularities and urging Nigerians to ignore what he described as propaganda.

 

Dickson made the clarification in a statement posted on his X handle on Monday, where he also reaffirmed confidence in the growing support for the party across the country.

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He noted that as an ambitious project, the NDC would naturally attract rumors, gossip, and blackmail, which he described as expected parts of the terrain.

Senator Dickson characterised the current state of the NDC as a powerful convergence. 

 

He highlighted the synergy between his own role as a party builder and the immense grassroots support, popularity, and political experience brought by Obi, Kwankwaso, and other national leaders now gathered under one platform.

 

"That trust has been the most important currency driving the party from its early days up until now, Dickson stated, thanking Nigerians for their growing confidence in the movement.

 

The former Bayelsa State Governor outlined a vision for the NDC that transcends typical Nigerian political formations.

 

He insisted that the goal is to build an ideological party modelled after the African National Congress (ANC) in its prime, as well as established parties in Europe, America, and India.

 

Our goal in the NDC is to build an ideological political party, one that can be compared to the ANC in its finest years in South Africa, as well as established political parties across Europe, America, India and even the Communist Party of China in terms of stability, structure, and the ability to endure beyond its founders for generations to come.

 

"That trust has been the most important currency driving the party from its early days up until now, Dickson stated, thanking Nigerians for their growing confidence in the movement.

 

The former Bayelsa State Governor outlined a vision for the NDC that transcends typical Nigerian political formations.

 

He insisted that the goal is to build an ideological party modelled after the African National Congress (ANC) in its prime, as well as established parties in Europe, America, and India.

 

Our goal in the NDC is to build an ideological political party, one that can be compared to the ANC in its finest years in South Africa, as well as established political parties across Europe, America, India and even the Communist Party of China in terms of stability, structure, and the ability to endure beyond its founders for generations to come.

 

The NDC is a party with a special place for young people and women, one that prioritises mentorship and prepares citizens for service. It is designed to serve the people, not just the big, strong, and powerful, but also the ordinary and the vulnerable, he stated.

 

To counter narratives regarding the partys sudden emergence, Senator Dickson provided documentation revealing that the registration process for the NDC began as far back as 2017.

 

According to the Senator, INEC had granted initial approval at that time before the process was temporarily halted.


He further cited a document showing a Google search conducted on February 2, 2017, specifically aimed at selecting the partys V-sign logo. He explained that when party registration resumed last year, the earlier application was simply revisited and updated.

 

For the record, the annexures show that we initiated the registration process for the NDC as far back as 2017 and that INEC granted approval at that time before the process was halted. When party registration resumed last year, we revisited and updated our earlier application. 

 

The other document shows a Google search we conducted on February 2, 2017, while searching for the appropriate V-sign as the partys logo, he added.


Concluding his statement, the NDC leader called on all Nigerians to join the party, register, and contest elections. Together, let us reclaim and rebuild our country, Dickson declared, reinforcing his plea for citizens to remain undeterred by political white noise.