2027: Labour Party dismisses report of failure to upload candidates’ names on INEC portal

The Labour Party has stated that it has successfully uploaded the names of all its officially nominated candidates for the Presidential and National Assembly elections prior to the closure of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC nomination portal on July 14, 2026.

This statement was made in response to media reports from sources claiming that the party did not upload the names of its Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates before the INEC deadline expired.

“This assertion is unequivocally false, misleading, and exists solely in the minds of those spreading this false information,” stated LP in a release signed by Ken Eluma Asogwa, its National Publicity Secretary.

“To clarify, the Labour Party successfully uploaded the names of its Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates on July 10, 2026, a full four days before the INEC nomination window closed on July 14, 2026. The process was executed smoothly and in complete adherence to the Commission’s guidelines,” LP emphasised.

The party expressed concern that a media organization would publish such a significant and misleading report without making any effort to verify the facts with the Labour Party leadership, especially when the story was allegedly based on information from an anonymous INEC official.

“In any case, INEC has already released its schedule for the announcement of the final list of validly nominated candidates for the 2027 General Elections. Once the Commission publishes this list, Nigerians will clearly see the names of all duly nominated candidates from various political parties, including those of the Labour Party, thus dispelling this unfounded misinformation,” the party stated.

“We therefore urge our teeming members, supporters and the general public to disregard the fake report in its entirety. It bears all the hallmarks of idle beer parlour gossip masquerading as journalism. Those who have become unsettled by the renewed strength, growing acceptance and increasing momentum of the Labour Party should channel their energies into preparing for the electoral contest ahead rather than resorting to crude propaganda and discredited tactics.

“This latest attempt has collapsed under the weight of the facts, like a pack of cards.”

2027: Labour Party dismisses report of failure to upload candidates’ names on INEC portal