NDC rejects 10 Anambra candidates listed by INEC
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has distanced itself from 10 candidates published by INEC for the Anambra State House of Assembly elections. The party stated it neither nominated these individuals nor submitted their credentials to the electoral commission. Theophilus Agada, NDC’s Director of New Media and Strategic Communications, emphasized that the listed names did not go through the party’s official process. The party has called for an immediate electronic audit of INEC’s nomination portal.
Key takeaways
- NDC claims it did not nominate or submit the names of 10 candidates published by INEC for the Anambra State House of Assembly elections.
- The party insists only candidates who passed through its appeal process were uploaded, but INEC published names unknown to the party.
- Disowned candidates include Umennaajiego Ezenwa, Akpotue Chibuike, Nwankwo Chiemerie, Maduagwu Eric K., Ngoebisi Obinna, Isintume Charles, Nwachukwu Nonso, Okeke Akunne, Nnonyelu Samson E., and Azotani Francis.
- NDC has demanded an electronic audit of INEC’s nomination portal and questioned how the commission obtained the credentials of the disowned candidates.
- INEC has denied allegations of replacing validly nominated candidates and stated it has no legal authority to nominate or substitute candidates for political parties.
