NDC Submits Peter Obi's Name To INEC Candidate Portal.

‎The name of the presidential candidate for Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has been uploaded to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) candidates nomination portal.

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‎The National Leader of the party, Senator Seriake Dickson, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, saying the NDC had also filed an appeal against a recent court ruling and an application for stay of execution.

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‎According to the statement, the appeal processes had been served on the INEC Chairman and the commission.

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‎The party said it had been granted access to the INEC portal to upload the names of its candidates in line with the electoral timetable.

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‎The statement read: “Today, the NDC has filed an appeal against the ruling as well as a stay of execution/injunction, which has been served with a covering letter to the INEC chairman and his team to do what is right according to law and what is legally sensible.

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‎“The Nigeria Democratic Congress has come to stay and remains a duly registered party in Nigeria which has participated in all the political processes so far, and, as I said yesterday, nomination processes have already been concluded and, in the eyes of the law, candidates have already emerged from the party for all offices across the country in primaries observed, monitored and recorded by INEC.

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‎“What is left is the administrative process of submitting the names to INEC, and we have been granted access to the portal to upload our qualified candidates.

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‎My name and that of the Presidential Candidate have been uploaded to the INEC portal, while that of the Vice Presidential Candidate will be done tomorrow upon completion of the deposition. The process is also ongoing for other candidates.

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‎The NDC party leader also thanked Nigerians for their show of solidarity, support and prayers, he also urged INEC, the judiciary ,security agencies, and all leaders to be united and preserve the neutrality of the institutions that protects democracy and the nation’s integrity.

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