The Labour Party has dismissed reports alleging that it failed to upload the names of its presidential and vice-presidential candidates before the Independent National Electoral Commission’s nomination portal closed, insisting that it completed the process four days ahead of the deadline.
In a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Ken Eluma Asogwa, described the reports as “patently false” and “misleading,” urging members and supporters to disregard them.
Asogwa said the party successfully uploaded the names of all its duly nominated presidential, vice-presidential and National Assembly candidates before the July 14 deadline set by INEC.
According to him, the names of the party’s presidential and vice-presidential candidates were uploaded on July 10 in compliance with the commission’s timetable and guidelines.
He said, “The Labour Party wishes to categorically state that it successfully completed the upload of the names of all its duly nominated candidates for the presidential and National Assembly elections ahead of the closure of the INEC nomination portal on July 14, 2026.
