2027: Lagos NDC leaders reject move to alter primary result, back Balogun’s candidacy

June 18, 2026

By Henry Obetta

Leaders of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in Lagos State have thrown their weight behind Mr. Naheem Balogun as the party’s governorship candidate for the 2027 elections, insisting that the outcome of the party’s direct primary must be respected.

The leaders made their position known in a statement issued after a strategic meeting in Lagos by the Public Relations Officer of the Lagos For Naheem Movement, Sunday Efe Forgive.

They said there were indications that Balogun’s name had already been uploaded on the portal of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the party’s candidate in the state.