{
  "id": 5218617,
  "title": "NDC demands INEC portal audit over 10 Anambra candidates",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/ndc-demands-inec-portal-audit-over-10-anambra-candidates",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T01:48:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/ndc-demands-inec-portal-audit-over-10-anambra-candidates/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has disowned 10 candidates published by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the 2027 Anambra State House of Assembly elections, claiming they neither nominated nor submitted their Form EC9E documents. The party has demanded an immediate electronic audit of INEC’s nomination portal to determine how the names and credentials of the candidates allegedly found their way into the commission’s system. The NDC has accused INEC of publishing unauthorized names as its candidates in several constituencies, particularly in Anambra State, which is the home state of the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "NDC demands INEC portal audit over 10 Anambra candidates",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/ndc-demands-inec-portal-audit-over-10-anambra-candidates",
        "published": "2026-09-02T23:14:29.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}