The Nigeria Democratic Congress has excluded its presidential candidate, Peter Obi and his running mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, from a newly introduced party requirement mandating candidates to sign an anti-defection oath.
The party’s National Secretary, Ikenna Enekweizu, disclosed this on Wednesday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today.
Enekweizu explained that the oath, which is intended to discourage elected officials from abandoning the party after elections, is grounded in the NDC constitution and reflects internal rules binding on all members.
He argued that political parties operate as voluntary associations whose members are expected to abide by agreed rules and decisions taken by legitimate party structures.
“First and foremost, a political party is like any other association, and every member who subscribes to the membership of the party is bound by the provisions of the constitution of the party and decisions taken by the party’s properly constituted authorities.
“Within NDC, the
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