Kano NDC candidate, Gwarzo accuses INEC of working for opponents

The governorship candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, in Kano State, Aminu Gwarzo, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of partaking in questionable dealings following the omission of his identify and that of his operating mate from the record of candidates for the forthcoming governorship election.

Gwarzo expressed concern over the event, alleging that the electoral fee failed to supply any convincing rationalization for excluding each names regardless of their declare to have fulfilled all the mandatory necessities.

Speaking throughout an interview on Arise News, the NDC candidate stated INEC revealed the record of governorship candidates on October 10, 2026, however his identify and that of his operating mate have been lacking.

He defined that the omission got here as a shock as a result of the social gathering believed it had complied with all the necessities stipulated by the fee for participation within the election.

According to Gwarzo, he emerged because the NDC’s consensus governorship candidate in Kano State and encountered no objections or issues relating to his candidacy earlier than the publication of the record.

He stated the social gathering subsequently approached INEC to hunt clarification over the omission however obtained no passable response from the fee.

Gwarzo disclosed that they later learnt that some people had approached the Kano State High Court to problem his candidacy and have been in search of an interim order to forestall the publication of his identify.

He, nonetheless, questioned why INEC had already excluded their names from the October 10 record earlier than the courtroom proceedings and the next order restraining the fee from publishing them.

The NDC candidate additional defined {that a} courtroom case was filed on October 17, whereas the courtroom issued an order on October 27 directing INEC to not publish their names as governorship candidates.

He stated the timing of the occasions had raised critical questions concerning the fee’s dealing with of the matter, notably as a result of the omission occurred earlier than the courtroom order was issued.

The politician stated the fee’s failure to make clear the scenario from the start had deepened their suspicion concerning the circumstances surrounding the omission.

Expressing his dissatisfaction, Gwarzo stated, “There appears to be an understanding behind the scenes between INEC and people with other interests.”

He described the scenario as disturbing, insisting that the fee ought to be clear in its dealings with political events and candidates, notably in issues affecting their constitutional rights to take part in elections.

He maintained that the NDC had fulfilled the mandatory situations for his nomination and questioned why the fee didn’t talk any considerations earlier than leaving his identify and that of his operating mate out of the revealed record.