NDC urges calm over omission of Cross River governorship candidate by INEC
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has urged supporters to remain calm after its governorship candidate was omitted from the INEC list for the upcoming Cross River election. The party claims the omission is a bureaucratic error and expects a swift resolution.
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The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has urged its supporters to remain calm following the omission of its Cross River governorship candidate from the list released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The party attributed the omission to a bureaucratic error, expressing confidence that it would be resolved soon.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that INEC released the final list on Saturday, with only eight political parties featuring candidates for the February 6, 2027 governorship election in Cross River.
The parties are the All Progressives Congress, All Peoples Party, Allied Peoples Movement, National Rescue Movement, Labour Party, Action Alliance, Action Democratic Party and Peoples Democratic Party.
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