Ignore propaganda over NDC registration, Dickson tells Nigerians
National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Senator Seriake Dickson, has urged Nigerians to disregard what he described as propaganda and misinformation surrounding the party’s registration and leadership. Dickson,
National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Senator Seriake Dickson, has urged Nigerians to disregard what he described as propaganda and misinformation surrounding the party's registration and leadership.
Dickson, in a post on his verified X handle, said the NDC’s registration process began as far back as 2017, long before the current wave of political realignments and recent influx of prominent politicians into the party.
The former Bayelsa State governor said documents in the party’s possession showed that the NDC initiated registration with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in 2017 and obtained approval before the process was later halted.
“For the record, the annexures (to the X post) 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,” Dickson stated.
He explained that when political party registration resumed last year, the group revisited and updated its earlier application, insisting that the party was neither an emergency political arrangement nor a recent creation.
Dickson also disclosed that one of the documents attached to his post was evidence of a Google search conducted on February 3, 2017, while the group was considering the “V-sign” as the party’s logo.
The NDC leader said the party had continued to attract growing national support because of its ideological foundation and inclusive vision for Nigeria.
“I thank Nigerians across all parts of our country for their growing support and confidence in us and in the NDC. That trust has been the most important currency driving the party from its early days up until now, especially with the recent addition of my two distinguished colleagues,” he said.
According to him, the convergence of political actors within the party represented a combination of experienced leadership, grassroots popularity and national reach.
“What we are witnessing is a powerful convergence: my role as a party organiser and builder, alongside two political heavyweights with immense grassroots support, popularity and political experience, as well as several other leaders in their own right across the country, all coming together under one platform,” he added.
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Dickson reiterated that the NDC was conceived as an ideological political party designed to endure beyond its founders, drawing comparisons with enduring political institutions across the world.
“As I have consistently stated, 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,” he stated.
The former senator, however, acknowledged that the party’s growing profile would inevitably attract attacks, rumours and blackmail from opponents.
“With my experience in politics, I am fully aware that an ambitious project of this nature will attract distractions—rumours, gossip, propaganda, and even blackmail,” he said.
He urged Nigerians to “discountenance and ignore such propaganda about the NDC or any of its leaders and remain focused on the bigger picture.”
Dickson also called on citizens to join the party, register and actively participate in the democratic process.
“Together, let us reclaim and rebuild our country,” he said.
