{
  "id": 5141870,
  "title": "NDC disowns 10 Anambra candidates on INEC portal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/ndc-disowns-10-anambra-candidates-on-inec-portal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T18:34:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/ndc-disowns-10-anambra-candidates-on-inec-portal/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has disowned 10 candidates listed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the 2027 Anambra State House of Assembly elections, claiming that neither the party nominated nor submitted their Form EC9E documents. NDC Director of New Media and Strategic Communications, Theophilus Agada, revealed this in a statement issued in Abuja, expressing concern over the inclusion of these names in INEC's nomination portal. The NDC demanded an immediate electronic audit of INEC's nomination portal to determine how these names and credentials found their way into the system.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "NDC disowns 10 Anambra candidates on INEC portal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/ndc-disowns-10-anambra-candidates-on-inec-portal-5141900",
        "published": "2026-09-02T18:34:29.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}