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Nigeria PDP candidate submission dispute

Overview

In late July 2026 the Turaki‑led interim National Working Committee of Nigeria’s Peoples Democratic Party reported uploading most of its governorship and state‑assembly candidates to INEC’s portal. After INEC refused to issue electronic submission codes, the faction manually submitted a full slate, including former President Goodluck Jonathan as its 2027 presidential candidate. INEC acknowledged receipt but rejected the manual filing, insisting that all parties must use the electronic portal and stating that the manual approach breaches the Electoral Act 2026. INEC’s director of voter education, Victoria Ita‑Messi, reiterated the procedural requirement. The Turaki faction maintains that it complied with the law, warns that any alternative list published by INEC would undermine confidence, and vows to pursue all constitutional, legal and democratic avenues. The dispute continues amid the party’s lack of a court‑recognised National Working Committee and ongoing legal challenges over INEC’s recognition of the interim leadership.

Entities

Peoples Democratic Party · Ini Ememobong · Kabiru Turaki · Goodluck Jonathan · Independent National Electoral Commission

Claims

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"INEC rejected the manual submission, stating that candidates must be uploaded through its electronic portal."

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"The Turaki faction says it complied with the Electoral Act 2026 in submitting candidates manually."

One claim says the manual submission complied with the Electoral Act, while the other says INEC rejected the manual submission because candidates must be uploaded electronically, which cannot both be

[DISPUTED] INEC rejected the manual submission, stating that candidates must be uploaded through its electronic portal.
[DISPUTED] The Turaki faction says it complied with the Electoral Act 2026 in submitting candidates manually.
[● 10 SOURCES] The Turaki‑led Interim National Working Committee of the PDP manually submitted the list of candidates, including Goodluck Jonathan, to INEC for the 2027 election.
[● 10 SOURCES] INEC acknowledged receipt of the manual submission.
[● 10 SOURCES] The faction says it will exhaust all constitutional, legal and democratic avenues to protect the PDP from being “hijacked” or annexed to the ruling party.
[● 9 SOURCES] INEC denied the Turaki‑led faction access codes for electronic candidate submission.
[● 9 SOURCES] The Turaki‑led faction claims to be the authentic PDP leadership after a Supreme Court judgment left the party without a legally recognised National Working Committee.
[● 9 SOURCES] The faction accuses INEC of institutional bias and warns it will take legal action if INEC publishes a candidate list different from the one it submitted.
[● 8 SOURCES] The faction has appealed a Federal High Court judgment that declined to compel INEC to recognise the interim leadership.
[○ 1 SOURCE] The faction issued certificates of return for about 1,470 candidates (1 presidential, 28 governorship, 109 senatorial, 360 House of Representatives, 993 State Assembly).

Timeline

16 days ago

[POLITICS] 14 sources
Goodluck Jonathan’s candidacy rejected as PDP faction’s manual submission sparks INEC dispute
The Turaki‑led PDP faction manually submitted Goodluck Jonathan as its 2027 presidential candidate; INEC rejected the filing, insisting on electronic submission and denying access codes, while the faction vows
21 days ago

[POLITICS] 4 sources
Nigeria's PDP uploads over 70% of 2027 election candidates
Nigeria’s PDP has uploaded over 70% of its 2027 election candidates after fixing portal glitches, while the Turaki faction looks to the courts to resolve internal disputes.

Sources

arise.tv · blueprint.ng · businessday.ng · dailytrust.com · gwg.ng · naijanews.com · newmail-ng.com · newtelegraphng.com · osundefender.com · pmnewsnigeria.com · punchng.com · salonjonas.com · thisdaylive.com · tribuneonlineng.com · von.gov.ng

This summary has been updated 2 times: see revision history