2027: NDC to field candidates in 28 states - Umeh
Senator Victor Umeh of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) asserts that the party is fully prepared for the 2027 general elections in Nigeria. He refutes claims that the party lacks candidates and emphasizes their commitment to election integrity.
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ABUJA: The National Democratic Congress, NDC, has said it is fully prepared for the 2027 general elections, dismissing reports that the opposition party lacks governorship candidates in 12 states.
Senator Victor Umeh, representing Anambra Central Senatorial District, also said the party would deploy agents to every polling unit across the country to protect its votes.
Umeh, who spoke on Arise TV, described the reports about the party’s governorship candidates as political propaganda aimed at diminishing the NDC’s influence ahead of the elections.
He said the party had candidates for all the 28 governorship seats to be contested in 2027, citing Zamfara State, where he said Senator Kabiru Marafa, his former colleague in the 8th Senate, is the NDC governorship candidate.
Umeh said the party had also fielded candidates for the National Assembly and state Houses of Assembly.
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