The Labour Party (LP) has dismissed as “patently false” and “misleading” media reports alleging that it failed to upload the names of its Presidential, Vice Presidential and National Assembly candidates before the closure of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) nomination portal.
In a press release issued on Wednesday, the Party stated that it successfully completed the upload of all its duly nominated candidates on 10th July, 2026 – a full four clear days ahead of the 14th July deadline set by the electoral umpire.
The Party’s National Publicity Secretary, Ken Eluma Asogwa, described the contrary reports as “fake news” and “beer parlour gossip masquerading as journalism,” expressing concern that a media organisation would publish such a weighty allegation without verifying the facts with the Party’s leadership.
“Our attention has been drawn to media reports in certain quarters alleging that the Party failed to upload the names of its Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates before the expiration of the INEC deadline.
This claim is patently false, misleading, and exists only in the imagination of the purveyors of that fake news,” Asogwa stated.
He further emphasised that the upload process was completed “seamlessly and in full compliance with the Commission’s guidelines,” adding that the Party is awaiting the publication of INEC’s final list of validly nominated candidates, which will confirm the Party’s compliance.
The Labour Party also raised concerns about the credibility of the media report, noting that it was purportedly sourced from an anonymous INEC official.
“This raises legitimate questions about the professional responsibility of the media organisation concerned and whether the publication was intended to serve some ulterior political objective rather than the public interest,” Asogwa added.
Urging its supporters and the general public to disregard the reports, the Party attributed the misinformation to those unsettled by the Labour Party’s “renewed strength, growing acceptance and increasing momentum” ahead of the 2027 General Elections.
“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,” the Party concluded.
The Party reaffirmed that once INEC releases the final list of candidates for the 2027 elections, Nigerians will clearly see the names of all duly nominated Labour Party candidates, thereby putting the misinformation to rest.
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