₦airaland Forum

HIGHESTPOPORI:
How did NDC score zero when they did not participate in the election and had no candidate because of Obi late entrance last month,you guys should stop this propaganda and go and prepare for Obi tsunami in 2027.

Sannisege:
NDC is the real structure of criminality and banditry headed by Peter Obi himself.

Peterobiisathie:
i am cooking this

seunowa:
Sorry, please stop crying 😭😭

Amovingman:
Peter Obi and his fans will say APC rig this election

DomPerignon:
All these your deflections will not help you obidients and your obi .

As everyday progresses, Nigerians are now aware of how empty headed and vapid your obi is and are getting to see how irrational , radical and violent you obidients are

If you try nonsense in the coming elections we will declare you obidients a terrorist organization and hunt down every single one of you and through you in prison where you belong

Peterobiisathie:
one out of hundreds
Shame on you

Ttalk:
Show us Obi record on electricity as governor of Anambra. At least Tinubu established Enron Project as governor of Lagos state.

yarimo:
where were you or you are still a kid at that time not to criticize ? Bitterness everywhere

isan:
Yes it does ....why can't they japa before that certificate and see if they can afford the medical certificate in their new found country? P

Gbadugbakun:
She's selling her brand not the food.

Gotocourt:
The idea of studying cheap medical school and japa at end needs to be looked into 🤷‍♂️.

yarimo:
renewed scam believe by renewed bitter ones

Davinity:
One mumu man asked his mumu supporters "Na statistics we go chop?"

Former Osun State Governor and National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola, has told Ekiti voters that Nigeria has entered one chance, urging them to use the ballot box to change the country’s direction.

Aregbesola made the remark on Thursday at the party’s mega final rally held at the ADC secretariat in Ado-Ekiti, ahead of Saturday’s June 20, 2026 governorship election.

Addressing supporters, Aregbesola said Nigerians are facing economic hardship and governance challenges, adding that citizens have a responsibility to determine the country’s future through their votes.

He urged women, youths and other eligible voters not to stay away from the polls, expressing confidence that the ADC would emerge victorious in the election.

Also speaking, the ADC governorship candidate in Ekiti State, Ambassador Dare Bejide, assured residents that his administration would fulfil all campaign promises if elected. He urged voters to come out in large numbers to support the party.

The event was attended by the ADC National Chairman, Chief Ralph Nwosu; former Edo State Governor, Prof. Oserheimen Osunbor; the party’s National Financial Secretary, Dr. Mani Balarabe Rufai; Engr. Jide Adeniji and other stakeholders.

A former member of the Ekiti State House of Assembly and former Commissioner for Information in the State, Akin Omole, alleged that the party encountered difficulties in securing public facilities for earlier campaign activities, but said the challenge would not prevent victory.

Speaking with journalists, the ADC candidate for Ekiti North Senatorial District, Senator Funsho Ayeni, described the turnout at the rally as evidence that Nigerians are tired of insecurity, poverty and poor governance.

Ayeni urged eligible voters, particularly youths, to exercise their civic responsibility and use their Permanent Voter Cards to shape the future of Ekiti State, insisting that the ballot remains the most effective tool for demanding better governance

Northern youths, under the aegis of the Coalition of Arewa Youth Groups, has warned that 2027 may be Nigeria’s last election.


The coalition issued the warning at a press briefing where they demanded the immediate release of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, who has been in the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC.

The group called on Northern youths to come together and vote out the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2027 general elections.


The Arewa youths lamented El-Rufai’s continued detention, noting that there are several former governors, who are being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, but are moving freely.

It added that many of such ex-governors are even contesting elective positions under the APC.


“If things continue to happen like this in Nigeria, 2027 might be our last attempt to have an election, because if we don’t fight APC the evil in it, we are going to be worse than the military rules.


“So I would like to call on our Northern brothers, especially those from Kaduna that we must rise up. We must resist Governor Uba Sani’s attempt to make Kaduna a one-party system.

“The arrest of Nasir El-Rufai will not stop us from our plans and our mission of sending this government back to where they belong. President Bola Tinubu must go back to Lagos, while Governor Uba Sani might follow him as well,” the group said

OgbeniOja1:
They are finally tired of taxing us??

damoobaba:
You sabi Nigeria politics. Dem don dey carve him political coffin for Abuja. Tinubu will never allow any extremist become Governor again. That's one more thing I like about him. Pantami, Elrufai, that Bauchi Governor, kwankwaso etc should kiss their political career goodbye as long as Tinubu is alive.

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has introduced a new measure to discourage defections among its members after elections.

The measure requires all the governorship and National Assembly candidates to sign an indemnity form committing them to vacating their seats if they leave the party after winning elections on its platform.

The move was unveiled by the party’s national chairman, Moses Cleopas, during the signing ceremony at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja on Tuesday.


The occasion was attended by aspirants and candidates, ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Mr Cleopas explained that the development was not a witch-hunt but aimed at protecting the sanctity of electoral mandates and curbing what he described as “post-election political migration.”


He said the party would not tolerate situations in which elected officials abandon the platform that brought them to office while seeking to retain the mandate.

“The mandate belongs to the party and the people who voted through that platform. If you leave the party after winning, you cannot continue to hold the seat,” he said.

The national chairman explained that the policy was intended to ensure that candidates clearly accept the condition before contesting elections on the NDC platform. 

“We are putting this in black and white. Once you take the ticket, you are bound by it. If you leave, you leave with the seat,” he said.


Referencing political realignments across parties, including the Labour Party, he said such cases underscored the need for stricter internal safeguards.

“In the Labour Party, we have seen situations where people won elections on the platform and later moved elsewhere. That is the kind of thing we are trying to stop,” he said.

On the legal basis of the policy, Mr Cleopas cited provisions from both international and domestic legal frameworks, arguing that while freedom of association is guaranteed, it does not automatically extend to retaining elective office after defection.

He specifically referenced Section 14 and Article 11 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights.

“It guarantees political participation and freedom of association, including the right to join or leave political parties,” he said.

Mr Cleopas also cited provisions of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), arguing that democratic rights must be balanced with party-based electoral mandates.

According to him, elected officeholders are products of party nomination systems and therefore cannot separate their mandates from the platform that sponsored their election.


The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), further stated that the new anti-decamping initiative is a constitutional and moral safeguard against political prostitution and opportunistic defections.

The party clarified that the measure does not bar any elected official from leaving the party but insists they must relinquish the mandate obtained on the party’s platform.

“It’s an NDC-backed innovation to stop decamping and political prostitution,” the party said. “Anyone who wants to leave, they are free to leave, but you will have to vacate the seat. And that is even what the Constitution says. So our position aligns with the Constitution.”


The party drew a clear distinction between genuine party divisions and self-serving defections. “If there is a division in the party as defined by the Constitution, there’s no problem, you can go! The Constitution covers you in that case. But where you just feel on your own that you have won and you wish to leave to get a better deal with another party, you can go, but you will vacate the seat.”

The party emphasized that elected officials retain the right to exit but cannot take the mandate with them. “The elected official still reserves the right to leave the party, but what we are saying is that you can’t go with the mandate. Go and contest on a new platform. There will be a by-election for you to contest. This was the case in the First and Second Republics,” the party added.

Citing historical precedent, the party referenced former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido’s resignation from the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP). “Sule Lamido, when he left PRP, he resigned. It’s an honourable thing to do and that’s what people were doing — you resign and go to a new party and contest. Even in the UK, that’s the way it is.”


The NDC explained that the requirement for an affidavit under the new policy merely reinforces existing constitutional provisions. “The affidavit is not adding anything to the Constitution; it only reinforces the Constitution. This increases the moral standing of the party and authorises the party to pursue your declaration to ensure that the seat is declared vacant — in black and white, signed by you on oath.”


Addressing concerns about the party’s nascent stage, the NDC acknowledged teething problems but urged patience. The NDC, which is barely four months old, has faced challenges with primaries and other internal processes, issues he noted are common even among established parties in government.


“NDC is working towards becoming an inclusive and attractive platform for anybody to want to stay, and we want everybody to stay and build the party with us,” the statement said. “If things are not right, stay and make it right. Don’t destroy it and leave. If things are good, stay and make it better.”


The party leadership appealed to stakeholders to bear with the party’s “baby steps,” pointing to ongoing reforms such as the digitalisation of primaries and the anti-decamping initiative. The leadership described these moves as evidence that the NDC is building a genuine political institution rather than a one-man show or special purpose vehicle (SPV).


“We have always talked about building a party like the ANC, the Democratic Party, Republican Party, Conservative Party, and the Labour Party in the UK. This is the direction the NDC seems to be going, and aspirants, leaders and supporters need to key in,” the party leadership stated.



Explaining further, the party’s national legal adviser, Reuben Egwuaba, expanded on the constitutional argument, saying the NDC constitution itself contains enforceable clauses on defection.

Mr Egwaba cited Articles 1, 2 and 3 of the NDC constitution, which, according to him, establish that elected officials remain bound by the party platform through which they were elected.

“These provisions make it clear that once you are elected under the NDC, your mandate is tied to the party. If you resign from the party, you cannot retain the office,” he said.

BREAKING: NDC has introduced a strict anti-defection policy mandating all our candidates for elective offices to sign indemnity and affidavit forms, committing to vacate their seats if they defect from the party after winning elections.

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— Thεό Abu (@TheoAbuAgada) June 16, 2026

Kemetian:
They want to remove Tinubu from power so they can return to fuel subsidies and dual currency set up.

TimeManager:
Justice Lifu acted lawfully and justiciably. He had already announced June 15 as the date of judgement before the Appeal Court gave her own order of stay of proceeding days after. And there's no law stopping any court from delivering its judgement under any circumstances.
Besides, if Accord party obtained an order from the Appeal Court, how is that applicable to ADC, AA, ZLP and APP who were not joined in the suit?. Only Accord party can hold on to the order of the Appeal Court, others have to be deregistered.

-Kiss the truth!

Racoon:
The appellate court held that Justice Lifu’s action amounted to an affront to the hierarchy of courts. It ordered a stay of the execution of the judgment.