Defending the policy, Enekweizu argued that political parties, like other voluntary associations, have the right to establish binding rules for their members.
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has exempted its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and vice-presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, from its newly introduced anti-defection oath, despite insisting that all candidates contesting on the party's platform are ordinarily required to sign the loyalty pledge.
The National Secretary of the party, Ikenna Enekweizu, disclosed this on Wednesday during an appearance on Channels Television's Politics Today, where he defended the controversial measure as a constitutional provision contained in the party's internal rules.
The anti-defection oath was introduced by the NDC as part of efforts to curb the growing trend of politicians abandoning the parties on whose platforms they were elected, a development that has weakened opposition parties and altered political balances across the country.
Defending the policy, Enekweizu argued that political parties, like other voluntary associations, have the right to establish binding rules for their members.
