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Some Alimosho stakeholders have accused the National Democratic Congress (NDC) of overturning its House of Representatives primary by replacing the winner who got 634 votes with an aspirant who polled only 6.

The group, Voice of Alimosho, gave a press conference Wednesday 12 August 2026 at Idimu in Ikotun-Lagos, where they said the party replaced the winner of its primary election, Honourable Ifeoluwa Adedayo Salako aka Ife Salako, without any reason or explanation.

According to the group’s representative, Umunakwe Princess, the coalition wants NDC leadership to immediately restore Salako as the party’s candidate, insisting any attempt to replace him is a violation of democratic principles and the will of party members.

“We want to bring national attention to what is happening with Alimosho Federal Constituency NDC candidacy, where we believe the mandate freely given to Hon. Ife Salako is being taken away from him,” the group said.

“If the primary election was conducted to allow party members and delegates choose their candidate, then why conduct the primary in the first place if the outcome can simply be changed afterwards? Where is the democracy in this?”

The protesters said Salako has been active in grassroots politics in Alimosho long before the emergence of NDC, including his involvement in the 2023 Labour Party movement.

According to the group, Salako has consistently supported party structures in the constituency, including funding the local government party secretariat from the Labour Party era through its transition to NDC.

Rejecting what it termed “candidate imposition,” the group insisted that the outcome of the primary election be respected.

The group also appealed to NDC presidential candidate Peter Obi, referencing his repeated calls for electoral integrity.

Quoting Obi’s March 2023 statement that “our votes must count in order for Nigeria’s democracy to flourish,” alongside a 2026 message urging Nigerians to defend the sanctity of votes, the group asked whether the same principle should not apply to party primaries.

“Mr Peter Obi, we respectfully ask: If our votes must count in the general election, shouldn’t the votes of party members also count during a party primary?” the group said.

While emphasizing it was not making criminal allegations against anybody, the group demanded an independent and transparent explanation from party leaders. It called on NDC to disclose the certified primary election results, explain who authorised the substitution, identify the constitutional basis for the decision, and clarify what became of the votes cast by delegates.

“We are not threatening anybody, and we are not calling for violence,” the group said. “We are simply saying that we will not pretend that everything is normal when we believe the mandate of the people has been disregarded.”

Reiterating its position, the group declared: “Ife Salako or nothing.”



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Anything goes in NDC..The fraudulent party claiming saint

Radarada

NDC is full of fraudsters pretending to be patriotic opposition

Funniest part is they are appealing to Peter Obí as if he cares about that injustice.

Aisha Yesufu is calmly sitting somewhere now regretting all the efforts she put into following Peter Obí who couldn't raise a voice to support her over the BS that Dickson did to her.

Why do these Obidients think Peter Obí doesn't do Primaries, it's because he doesn't want anyone to play him wayo.

NDC, is this how you would run a government, prioritising money over justice, equity and fairness?

aswani:
Funniest part is they are appealing to Peter Obí as of he cares about that injustice.

Aisha Yesufu is calmly sitting somewhere now regretting all the efforts she put into following Peter Obí who couldn't raise a voice to support the BS that Dickson did to her.

Why do these Obidients think Peter Obí doesn't do Primaries, it's because he doesn't want anyone to play him wayo.

NDC, is this how you would run a government, prioritising money over justice, equity and fairness?

Bro it seems you don't even understand what's going on in NDC

When Abure was removed as LP chairman, he sent his boys to NDC as reasonable of them are aspiring for one political post or the other, as LP door was shut they moved elsewhere.

Unfortunately for Obi and his supporters, they met the Abure guys early in NDC and those guys have played their records to Dickson.

I doubt if any of the Obidients from LP got NDC ticket. You see the likes of Aisha Yesufu, even if NDC are sharing free tickets, she will never get one as it's a pay back time.

Karma followed them to NDC

helinues:
Bro it seems you don't even understand what's going on in NDC

When Abure was removed as LP chairman, he sent his boys to NDC as reasonable of them are aspiring for one political post or the other, as LP door was shut they moved elsewhere.

Unfortunately for Obi and his supporters, they met the Abure guys early in NDC and those guys have played their record to Dickson.

I doubt of any of the Obidients from LP got NDC ticket. You see the likes of Aisha Yesufu, even if NDC are sharing free tickets, she will never get one as it's a pay back time.

Karma followed them to NDC

Wow, I didn't know that sha, thanks for the info.

I must say, couldn't happen to a "nicer" set of people. One more elections and they hopefully fade away from Nigerian politics and not before time too.

aswani:
Wow, I didn't know that sha, thanks for the info.

I must say, couldn't happen to a "nicer" set of people. One more elections and they hopefully fade away from Nigerian politics and not before time too.

The foundation they themselves are laying is for self relegation in politics