We Uploaded Our Candidates' Names Ahead Of INEC Deadline — Labour Party

By RhemDy News 

The Labour Party (LP) has disclosed that the names of its duly nominated presidential and national assembly candidates for the 2027 general elections were successfully uploaded ahead of the closure of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) nomination portal on July 14, 2026.

The party reacting to certain media reports claiming that it failed to upload the names of its presidential and vice presidential candidates before the expiration of the INEC deadline. 

"This claim is patently false, misleading, and exists only in the imagination of the purveyors of that fake news," spokesman of the Labour Party, Ken Asogwa said in a statement on Wednesday.

For the avoidance of doubt, Asogwa said, "the Labour Party successfully uploaded the names of its Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates on 10th July, 2026, four clear days before the close of the INEC nomination window on 14th July, 2026. The process was completed seamlessly and in full compliance with the Commission's guidelines."

He described as disturbing that a media organisation would "publish such a weighty and misleading report without making the slightest effort to verify the information with the leadership of the Labour Party, particularly when the story was purportedly sourced from an anonymous INEC official".

The statement maintained that this raised legitimate questions about the professional responsibility of the media organisation concerned and whether the publication was intended to serve some ulterior political objective rather than the public interest.

"In any event, INEC has already published its timetable for the release of the final list of validly nominated candidates for the 2027 General Elections. 

"Once the Commission makes the publication, Nigerians will clearly see the names of all duly nominated candidates of the various political parties, including those of the Labour Party, thereby putting this baseless misinformation to rest," Asogwa said.

The party therefore urged its teeming members, supporters and the general public to disregard the fake report in its entirety, maintaining that it "bears all the hallmarks of idle beer parlour gossip masquerading as journalism."

He stressed that those who have become unsettled by the renewed strength, growing acceptance and increasing momentum of the Labour Party should channel their energies into preparing for the electoral contest ahead rather than resorting to crude propaganda and discredited tactics.

"This latest attempt has collapsed under the weight of the facts, like a pack of cards," the party stated.