2027: NDC accuses INEC of replacing party’s candidates with ‘unknown persons’

INEC has denied the allegations, explaining that it only uploaded a copy of the NDC's list of candidates, which was signed at the venue of the party's primaries by both the party's representatives and the commission's officials who monitored the primaries.

The party said there was no need to read anything into Atiku’s absence, insisting it was neither a snub nor a vote of no confidence in the summit.

[Leadership] The battle for the 2027 elections took an unexpected turn yesterday as the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of publishing names of candidates the party said it neither nominated nor submitted for the polls.

The Independent National Electoral Commission has denied allegations by the Nigeria Democratic Congress that it removed candidates nominated by the party for the 2027 general elections and replaced them with names allegedly unknown to the party. The allegations, which particularly concern some State House of Assembly c