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Labour Party Dismisses INEC Nomination Claims, Says Presidential, National Assembly Candidates Were Uploaded Before Deadline
The Labour Party has firmly denied reports alleging that it failed to submit the names of its presidential and vice-presidential candidates to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) before the nomination deadline, insisting that all its candidates were successfully uploaded well ahead of the closure of the Commission’s portal.
In a press statement issued on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Ken Eluma Asogwa, the Labour Party said it completed the upload of the names of all its duly nominated candidates for the Presidential and National Assembly elections before the INEC portal closed on July 14, 2026.
The party described as false and misleading media reports claiming that it failed to meet the deadline for the submission of its presidential ticket, maintaining that the reports had no factual basis.
According to the statement, the Labour Party successfully uploaded the names of its presidential and vice-presidential candidates on July 10, 2026, four days before the expiration of the nomination window, adding that the exercise was completed seamlessly and in full compliance with INEC’s guidelines.
The party expressed concern over what it described as the publication of an unverified report by a media organisation, noting that the report was allegedly based on information obtained from an anonymous INEC official. It argued that no attempt was made to seek clarification from the leadership of the party before the story was published.
The Labour Party questioned the professional standards behind the report and suggested that the publication raised concerns about whether it was driven by political motives rather than the public interest.
The party also pointed to INEC’s already released timetable for the publication of the final list of validly nominated candidates for the 2027 General Elections, expressing confidence that the Commission’s official publication would confirm that its presidential, vice-presidential and National Assembly candidates were duly nominated and submitted within the stipulated timeframe.
Calling on its members, supporters and the general public to ignore the reports, the party maintained that the allegations amounted to misinformation designed to create confusion over its participation in the 2027 electoral process.
The Labour Party further argued that those unsettled by what it described as the party’s growing popularity and increasing political momentum should focus on the coming elections instead of engaging in what it called propaganda.
It concluded that the allegations had already been overtaken by the facts and would ultimately be laid to rest once INEC publishes the final list of nominated candidates for the 2027 G
eneral Elections.