2027: Dickson urges INEC to restore omitted NDC candidates in final list

The National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Seriake Dickson, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to “promptly” restore omitted names of NDC candidates in the final list of candidates for the 2027 general elections.

Mr Dickson, a former governor of Bayelsa State, appealed in a post on his Facebook page on Thursday night.

“We urge INEC to remedy this apparent omission promptly,” he appealed.

PREMIUM TIMES reports that the NDC governorship candidates in Kano, Kaduna and Cross River States were omitted from the final list of candidates for the 2027 election recently published by INEC on Saturday.

The NDC leadership had attributed the omission to an error.

‘We’re working diligently to correct the omission’

In the Facebook post, Mr Dickson, the Bayelsa West senator, said the NDC was working “diligently” to correct the omission.

“Our candidates and supporters are assured that the party has been working diligently and has taken adequate steps to address the cases of those whose names were not published by INEC a few days ago,” he said.

“All affected candidates registered with the party before the statutory 21-day period required by law.”

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The national leader said the NDC fielded qualified candidates, from the presidential candidate to those in state houses of assembly, who, he argued, “emerged through a rigorous and painstaking screening process.”

“We are confident that INEC will correct this omission without delay,” he stated.

Mr Dickson said consultations and campaigns would continue in all states while the NDC sustains ongoing engagements with INEC on the missing names of its candidates.

“We will continue lto fight without giving up until we are victorious,” he maintained.