NDC Accuses INEC of Hijacking List of Candidates for 2027, Thinks Legal Redress

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of allegedly hijacking the party's list of candidates for the 2027 State Houses of Assembly elections. The opposition party claims that INEC substituted names nominated by the party with names they describe as "strange and unauthorized".

The NDC's National Chairman, Senator Moses Cleopas Zuwoghe, stated that the development is part of a systematic attempt to undermine the party ahead of the 2027 general election, particularly in Anambra State. The party has demanded an immediate investigation by INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, into how the unauthorized names found their way into the commission's published list and warned that it would seek judicial intervention to reclaim the candidacies.

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