The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has stated that it is aware that last weekend’s publication of candidates’ particulars by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the Edo South Senatorial District contained an unfortunate error.
Agada Abuh Theophilus, Director of New Media and Strategic Communication for the NDC, said in a statement that the name and personal details of the NDC candidate, Bridgitte Epelle-Asemota, were correctly listed. However, the photograph and credentials of a different aspirant were superimposed on the document by INEC.
Party attributes errors to internal commission mischief
The NDC stated that the embarrassing mix-up was caused by mischievous elements within the electoral commission.
“The name submitted by our party, the Nigeria Democratic Congress, to INEC as our candidate, as the annexure clearly shows, was Mrs Epelle-Asemota Bridgitte Osayuki,” the statement read.
