The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has defended the conduct of its recently concluded primary elections, saying no candidate was imposed by the party’s national leadership.
In a statement issued on Thursday, National Secretary of the party, Ikenna Alex-Morgan Enekweizu, said the NDC conducted its primaries through consultations, consensus-building and stakeholder engagement in line with its leadership structure.
Enekweizu said the party operates a stakeholder leadership system with caucus heads in all states of the federation.
He said Peter Obi, the party’s presidential candidate, joined the NDC with an existing political structure in the South-East led by prominent political figures serving as caucus heads in their respective states.
According to the party, Onyema Ugochukwu, former chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), serves as caucus leader in Abia State.
The party said Sam Egwu, former governor of Ebonyi State, minister and senator, serves as caucus leader in Ebonyi.
It said
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