…says publication of candidates’ names has ended misinformation, propaganda

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said on Sunday that it welcomed the publication of its candidates’ names for the 2027 elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), noting that the development confirmed the party’s readiness to actively contest the polls.

The party also said the electoral umpire’s action had laid to rest the doubts, misinformation and propaganda suggesting that the PDP would neither field candidates nor be recognised by INEC.

“Of particular significance is the publication of the names of our presidential candidate, Distinguished Senator Professor Sandy Ojang Onor, and his running mate, Alhaji Babangida Umar, who will proudly fly the flag of our great party in the 2027 presidential election.

“This development has effectively laid to rest the sustained misinformation and propaganda by those who desperately sought to convince Nigerians that the PDP would not field a presidential candidate. For months, these unfounded claims were deployed as a campaign tool to mislead Nigerians, discourage our supporters and create doubts about the future of our party.

“Today, the facts have prevailed, the law has taken its course, and the PDP has once again been vindicated,” the party said in a statement issued on Sunday by its National Publicity Secretary, Honourable Jungudo Haruna Mohammed.

While commending INEC, the judiciary and security agencies for upholding their constitutional responsibilities, the party also praised its supporters for remaining faithful amid the challenges it had faced in recent months.

The party said it was committed to reconciliation and internal cohesion and had extended “an open hand” to aggrieved members, noting…