Nigeria: Rivers NDC Says Deputy Gov Candidate's Name Uploaded On INEC Portal

What the report says

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in Rivers State has rejected reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) failed to upload the name of its deputy governorship candidate, Dr. Mike Barieenee Nwielaghi. In a statement released on Thursday in Port Harcourt, the party’s media directorate said the claim was false and misleading and insisted that Nwielaghi’s details had been properly submitted through the electoral process.

According to the party, Dr. Nwielaghi remains the officially presented and recognised deputy governorship candidate for Rivers State. The NDC urged supporters, journalists and the wider public to ignore any publication suggesting otherwise and to verify electoral information through official sources before sharing it. The statement framed the issue as part of a broader concern about misinformation and confusion during the election period.

The party also said it remains committed to transparency, due process and issue-based politics as the electoral process continues. Dr. Nwielaghi, in comments reported by Vanguard, said INEC had uploaded his name and described the party as ready for the poll. He also voiced support for the NDC’s governorship candidate, Chief Dumo Lulu-Briggs. The report matters because candidate lists are central to election eligibility and can become a point of dispute when public claims about filing status circulate.