The Independent National Electoral Commission has recognised only the candidates submitted by the Senator David Mark-led leadership of the African Democratic Congress.
The Mark led ADC faction has already nominated candidates for 471 elective positions ahead of the 2027 general election.
INEC National Commissioner, Mohammed Haruna, who confirmed this, said that the commission granted the Mark-led faction access to its nomination portal, following the Supreme Court judgment affirming its leadership.
According to him, “Yes, we gave the Mark-led faction the code based on the recent Supreme Court judgment that affirmed his leadership of the party and the faction has since submitted most of its candidates for a total of 471 – presidential (2), senatorial (109) and House of Representatives (360) constituencies.
“The court, however, did not say we should accept any submissions by the rival faction which, in any case, had lost its appeal for recognition.”
The ADC, however, called for the investigation and prosecution of its factional leader, Nafiu Gombe, following INEC’s clarification that claims that Gombe uploaded the party’s candidates for the 2027 general election through the commission’s nomination portal were false.
The Tuesday statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, followed INEC’s clarification that it did not grant Bala access codes to its restricted nomination portal and that only the Mark-led National Executive Committee was recognised by the electoral body.
