The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has maintained that its candidates will appear on the ballot in the 2027 general elections despite the recent court ruling affecting the party’s registration.
The party’s National Secretary, Ikenna Enekweizu, gave the assurance on Friday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, while reacting to the ongoing legal dispute surrounding the NDC’s registration.
His comments came hours after a Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja, Kogi State, set aside its earlier judgment directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register the NDC as a political party.
“All of our candidates will be on the ballot in 2027, and we will win the election. We still have six months till next year,” Enekweizu said.
He further alleged that the timing of the court’s ruling prevented the party from collecting the necessary codes from INEC to begin uploading its candidates.
“We were meant to go to INEC today to pick up the codes, but the ruling was simply announced in the middle of the day. I believe it was constructed and timed to prevent us from picking up those codes, but I tell you that we will. We will upload our candidates and participate in the polls,” he stated.
Enekweizu also urged party members and supporters not to be discouraged, expressing confidence that the NDC would participate in the elections and emerge victorious.
“Our candidates and supporters have nothing to worry about. We will win the polls because Nigerians are fed up with what is happening in their country today. We are fed up with the poverty, instability, government failures, and heartlessness that are destroying this country,” he added.
