The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has rejected the nomination of former President Goodluck Jonathan for the 2027 election submitted by the Taminu Turaki faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Recall that the PDP faction earlier announced the submission of Jonathan’s nomination together with the names of its governorship, National Assembly and state assembly candidates to INEC.
According to the PDP faction, the submission was done manually following denial of access to INEC’s electronic nomination platform.
However, the electoral body, through its Director of Voter Education and Publicity, Victoria Eta-Messi, dismissed the submission.
Eta-Messi stated that nominations can only be processed through INEC’s designated online portal in line with electoral regulations.
According to her, the commission does not recognise manual submission of candidates.
“Submission is only done on a dedicated portal as stipulated by our regulations and guidelines please,” she said.
INEC’s position effectively shuts the door on the nomination submitted by the Turaki faction and raises fresh questions about the validity of the candidates presented by the group.