The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has confirmed it fielded governorship candidates in 28 states. It said this while dismissing reports that it has no governorship candidates in 12 states ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The NDC National Publicity Secretary, Osa Director, made this known in a statement issued on Saturday. “We have duly nominated governorship candidates in all 28 states where elections will be held in 2027.”
According to the statement, the NDC is not a regional party but a national movement with structures, supporters and candidates across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The party released the names of its governorship candidates in the 12 states mentioned in the report to address the claims.
They include Senator Kabiru Marafa in Zamfara State, Rear Admiral Ibrahim Sanusi Kasim (Rtd.) in Borno State, and Hon. John Odey in Cross River State. Others are Babanta Michael Okon in Akwa Ibom State, Nwofe Boniface in Ebonyi State, Yakubu Solomon Ndam in Plateau State, and Ilu-Barde Aliyu in Katsina State.
The party also named Alhaji Umar Usman Besse as its candidate in Kebbi State, Jonga Yahaya Gabakau in Yobe State, Dutse Aminu Sani in Jigawa State, Prof. Yahaya Mohammed Sani in Taraba State, and Abdu Sidi Bomi in Niger State.
The NDC urged media organisations, journalists, bloggers and content creators to verify information before publishing reports about the party. “We remain focused on issue-based politics and will not be distracted by sponsored falsehoods ahead of the 2027 elections,” the statement added.
