Nigeria: 2027 - NDC Rejects INEC's Explanation, Asks Commission to Explain Source of Anambra Candidates' List

What the report says

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has pushed back against the Independent National Electoral Commission’s explanation over a disputed list of candidates for the 2027 elections in Anambra State. The disagreement centers on 10 nominees for State House of Assembly constituencies that INEC published on its portal as NDC candidates. The story was reported by Premium Times and distributed by AllAfrica on 3 September 2026.

According to the article, the NDC says those names were not among its approved candidates and accuses INEC of incorrectly uploading them. The party is now asking the commission to explain how it obtained the EC9E forms for the disputed candidates, since the NDC says it did not submit those documents. The party has also called for an electronic audit trail of the nomination portal to determine how the names were entered.

INEC has rejected the allegation, saying the candidates’ names came from EC9E forms submitted through the proper process and signed by the party’s national chairman and national secretary. The commission says political parties are responsible for nominating candidates and that it does not have authority to choose or replace them. It also says portal access codes were issued only to party chairpersons.

The dispute matters because it raises questions about the integrity of candidate nomination procedures ahead of the 2027 polls. The article says the NDC has threatened legal action if the issue is not resolved.