The Labour Party (LP) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have strongly rejected claims made by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) regarding the submission of their candidates. Both opposition parties maintain that they successfully met the official deadline to upload all their 2027 presidential and National Assembly candidate details onto the commission’s dedicated online portal.
The rebuttal follows reports suggesting that some major political parties had struggled with the online system and missed the scheduled cutoff, prompting questions about their preparedness. However, spokespersons from both the LP and PDP dismissed these assertions as completely unfounded, emphasizing that their respective administrative teams worked round the clock to ensure strict compliance with the electoral guidelines. They added that any claims of late submissions or incomplete lists are either a misrepresentation of facts or a glitch on the part of the commission’s own IT infrastructure.
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) had earlier capitalized on the reported delays, mocking the opposition and claiming that their struggle to meet the upload deadline exposed a deeper lack of internal organization and readiness for the 2027 polls. In response, the opposition parties countered that their processes were legally sound and completed in accordance with the Electoral Act, urging the ruling party to focus on its own affairs rather than manufacturing narratives.
As the political atmosphere in Nigeria intensifies ahead of the 2027 general elections, this latest back-and-forth highlights the growing tension between major political parties and the electoral umpire. Both the LP and PDP have demanded that INEC publicly clarify the status of their successfully uploaded files to put an end to speculative reports and maintain transparency in the pre-election phase.
