Dickson announced the defection on Thursday while addressing journalists, supporters and political associates at his Abuja residence. According to him, the decision came after careful consideration of the internal challenges facing the PDP and the need to strengthen democratic participation in the country.
The senator welcomed the registration of the NDC by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), describing it as a victory for constitutional democracy and the rule of law.
Dickson explained that the party’s promoters had approached the court after initial efforts to register the association as a political party were unsuccessful. The legal battle, he said, eventually resulted in a favourable judgment from the Federal High Court, which ruled that denying the group registration violated citizens’ constitutional right to freedom of association.
