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By John Azu<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has dismissed reports that it does not have governorship candidates in 12 of the 28 states where governorship elections will be held in the 2027 general elections.<\/p>\n

The party described the reports as false, malicious and intended to mislead Nigerians and undermine its growing political momentum nationwide.<\/p>\n

In a statement issued on Saturday, the NDC National Publicity Secretary, Osa Director, Esq., said the party had duly nominated governorship candidates in all 28 states scheduled to hold governorship elections in 2027.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the avoidance of doubt, the NDC has duly nominated and has governorship candidates in all the 28 states where governorship elections will take place in 2027,\u201d Director said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur party is fully prepared, fully structured and fully on ground in every state of the federation. The NDC is not a regional party. We are a national movement with candidates, structures and supporters in all 36 states and the FCT.\u201d<\/p>\n

The party subsequently listed the candidates in the 12 states where it was allegedly reported to have no governorship candidates.<\/p>\n

They are: Zamfara State \u2014 Senator Kabiru Marafa; Borno State \u2014 Rear Admiral Ibrahim Sanusi Kasim (rtd.); Cross River State \u2014 Hon. John Odey; Akwa Ibom State \u2014 Babanta Michael Okon; Ebonyi State \u2014 Nwofe Boniface; Plateau State \u2014 Yakubu Solomon Ndam; Katsina State \u2014 Ilu-Barde Aliyu; Kebbi State \u2014 Alhaji Umar Usman Besse; Yobe State \u2014 Jonga Yahaya Gabakau; Jigawa State \u2014 Dutse Aminu Sani; Taraba State \u2014 Prof. Yahaya Mohammed Sani; and Niger State \u2014 Abdu Sidi Bomi.<\/p>\n

The NDC urged media organisations, journalists, bloggers and content creators to scrutinise their sources and verify information before publication, stressing that journalism should be anchored on facts rather than rumours.<\/p>\n

The party also vowed not to be distracted by what it described as sponsored falsehoods.<\/p>\n

Continuing, Director said Nigerians were tired of the \u201cold order\u201d and \u201crecycled failures\u201d, adding that the NDC was positioned to provide an alternative ahead of the 2027 elections.<\/p>\n

\u201cNigerians are tired of the old order. They are tired of recycled failures. The NDC is the preferred party to salvage Nigeria. With credible candidates, a clear manifesto, and a commitment to security, jobs and accountability, we are ready to rescue and rebuild this nation in 2027.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe call on all Nigerians to join the movement. The rescue mission has started,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The NDC’s clarification followed a recent claim by Okoi Obono-Obla, a former Special Assistant on Prosecution to former President Muhammadu Buhari, that the party had failed to conclude its primaries to fill vacant slots following the July 14 deadline for National Assembly candidates and the August 8 deadline for governorship candidates.<\/p>\n

Obono-Obla alleged that the failure to field candidates in the 12 states would leave the party with \u201cempty slots\u201d and could cost it between four million and six million votes in the January 16, 2027 elections.<\/p>\n

He also argued that the alleged omissions contravened Sections 33 and 34(1) of the Electoral Act, 2022.<\/p>\n

Section 33 provides that a political party shall not be allowed to change or substitute a candidate whose name has been submitted under Section 29, except in the event of death or withdrawal.<\/p>\n

Section 34(1) further provides that no further withdrawal or replacement of a candidate will be allowed except in the event of death or pursuant to a court order.<\/p>\n

The NDC, however, maintained that it had candidates in all 28 states where governorship elections are scheduled to hold in 2027, rejecting the contrary reports as misinformation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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