Peter Obi Cleared To Contest NDC Presidential Primary

Peter Obi

Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has been cleared to participate in the presidential primary of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, ahead of the 2027 general election. Chairman of the party’s National Screening Committee, Sam Egwu, recently announced this in a video shared on NDC’s official X account.

The screening exercise took place in Abuja on Tuesday, during which the committee reviewed Obi’s eligibility to contest the presidency under the party’s constitution and relevant electoral laws.

He added that Obi met all constitutional and statutory requirements needed to participate in the primary election.

His words, “This is to certify that, following the screening of His Excellency Peter Obi by the National Screening Committee of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, and having satisfied ourselves that he has complied with all the requirements of the constitution of the party, the Electoral Act, and the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), dealing with eligibility to contest the presidential election, and having provided satisfactory answers to all questions put to him by members of the committee, he is hereby cleared to contest in the presidential primaries of the party for the 2027 presidential election on dates to be announced by the party.”

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