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NNPP drags INEC, seeks Abdulsalami committee’s intervention over candidates’ nomination
🇳🇬 Nigeria /Elections & Politics

NNPP drags INEC, seeks Abdulsalami committee’s intervention over candidates’ nomination

From Vanguard · () English

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  • A faction of Nigeria's New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has petitioned the National Peace Committee to intervene in its dispute with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
  • The party accuses INEC of refusing to recognize its authentic candidates and grant access to the nomination portal, which it says unlawfully excludes them from the election.
  • The NNPP argues it complied with electoral laws and INEC guidelines for primaries and candidate nomination, warning the commission's actions threaten democracy.

A faction of Nigeria's New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has escalated its conflict with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by petitioning the National Peace Committee. The party alleges INEC is unlawfully blocking its candidates from participating in upcoming general elections.

In a petition addressed to General Abdulsalami Abubakar, the NNPP's solicitors urged the committee to pressure INEC into recognizing candidates from its monitored primaries and releasing the nomination portal access code. The party asserts it followed all legal requirements, including conducting ward, local government, state, and national congresses, as well as primary elections under INEC supervision.

Despite claims of full compliance, the NNPP states INEC has "inexplicably refused" to provide the portal access code. The party warns this refusal amounts to indirect deregistration, violating electoral laws and democratic principles. It also suggests the situation is fueled by former members and vested interests aiming to undermine the party and Nigeria's multiparty system.

inexplicably refused

— NNPPThe party's petition to the National Peace Committee, describing INEC's action.
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