NDC House Aspirant Alleges Gender Discrimination in Abia Primary
Boniface Okoro in Umuahia
A House of Representatives aspirant for Ikwuano/Umuahia North/Umuahia South federal constituency on the platform of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Nkasiobi Madumere, has alleged gross discrimination and disenfranchisement during the party’s May 29, 2026, primaries in the constituency, claiming she was ignored by officials “simply because I am a woman.”
Addressing journalists in Umuahia last Wednesday evening, Madumere, a legal practitioner from Old Umuahia, Umuahia South Local Government Area, said she was the only female aspirant contesting for the NDC ticket for a federal seat in the entire Southeast and the only aspirant physically present at the primaries.
She alleged that officials sent to conduct the exercise deliberately skipped her line after counting that of her six male co-aspirants, despite having over 500 supporters still queued behind her at 4:30 p.m.
