The NDC argued that no electoral management body has the constitutional authority to deny a registered political party access to election materials or create administrative obstacles capable of excluding it from an electoral contest.
The internal crisis rocking the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) took a fresh turn on Saturday as the party's Enugu State chapter announced the expulsion of one of its members, Mr. SKC Ogbonnia, while threatening to boycott the forthcoming local government elections over the alleged refusal of the Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC) to release its election materials.
The party accused ENSIEC of frustrating its participation in the council poll by withholding official electoral materials meant for the NDC, describing the alleged action as an attack on democracy and the rule of law.
The resolutions were contained in a statement issued on Saturday after an emergency meeting of the Enugu State Executive Committee, where party leaders unanimously condemned what they described as attempts to exclude the NDC from the electoral process.
According to the party, in the statement signed by the Enugu State Secretary, Hon. Nebo Chukwujekwu Emmanuel, the refusal by ENSIEC to release its election materials could leave it with no choice but to withdraw from the election.
