{"id":197,"date":"2026-10-12T11:16:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T11:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/12\/ndc-urges-calm-over-omission-of-cross-river-governorship-candidate-by-inec\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T11:16:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T11:16:17","slug":"ndc-urges-calm-over-omission-of-cross-river-governorship-candidate-by-inec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/12\/ndc-urges-calm-over-omission-of-cross-river-governorship-candidate-by-inec\/","title":{"rendered":"NDC urges calm over omission of Cross River governorship candidate by INEC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inecnigeria.org\/parties\/nigeria-democratic-congress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Nigeria Democratic Congress<\/a><\/strong> (NDC) has urged its supporters to remain calm following the omission of its Cross River governorship candidate from the list released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).<\/p>\n<p>The party attributed the omission to a bureaucratic error, expressing confidence that it would be resolved soon.<\/p>\n<p>The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that INEC released the final list on Saturday, with only eight political parties featuring candidates for the February 6, 2027 governorship election in Cross River.<\/p>\n<p>The parties are the All Progressives Congress, All Peoples Party, Allied Peoples Movement, National Rescue Movement, Labour Party, Action Alliance, Action Democratic Party and Peoples Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>READ ALSO:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumtimesng.com\/regional\/south-south-regional\/916247-2027-241-candidates-jostle-for-36-elective-positions-in-cross-river.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2027: 241 candidates jostle for 36 elective positions in Cross River<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Besides NDC, the African Democratic Congress was also not on the list.<\/p>\n<p>Goddie Akpama, the NDC chairman in Cross River, said the party had contacted the relevant authorities, including its national secretariat, and was assured that the issue was being addressed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-14\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Va8KucvJpe8eFOl3En22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-810513 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.premiumtimesng.com\/wp-content\/files\/2025\/11\/PT-WHATSAPP-CHANNEL-copy.webp?resize=300,300&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"PT WHATSAPP CHANNEL\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"premi-3204535350\" class=\"premi-content premi-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.premiumtimesng.com\/wp-content\/files\/2026\/09\/The-Dangote-IPO-is-now-open.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-765661\" src=\"https:\/\/media.premiumtimesng.com\/wp-content\/files\/2026\/09\/Dangote-IPO-is-now-open.-Apply-now.-1.svg\" alt=\"Dangote Refinery AD\" width=\"970\" height=\"250\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI can assure you that all this will be resolved this week; we will have our candidate back on the list,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Akpama urged supporters to continue campaigning for all NDC candidates, including the governorship candidate, to focus on promoting the party\u2019s message across the state.<\/p>\n<p><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\">\n<div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\">\n<h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"premi-1399462750\" class=\"premi-after-content premi-entity-placement\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color\" readability=\"6\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" readability=\"7\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Discover more from Premium Times Nigeria<\/h3>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">News Archives | Premium Times Nigeria<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has urged its supporters to remain calm following the omission of its Cross River governorship candidate from the list released by the Independent National Electoral&hellip; 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