The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has clarified that its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and his running mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, will not be required to sign the party’s newly introduced anti-defection oath.
NDC National Spokesman Ikenna Enekweizu disclosed this during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Wednesday. He defended the party’s decision while addressing questions about the policy’s legality.
Enekweizu emphasised that political parties are voluntary associations whose members must adhere to internal rules and the party’s constitution. He dismissed claims that the oath contravenes Nigeria’s constitution, insisting it is fully supported by the NDC’s own constitutional provisions.
“The constitution says everybody running under the platform of the party has to sign, but the party has taken the administrative decision that those required to sign in this instance do not include the presidential candidate and his vice,” Enekweizu stated.
He explained that the leadership exercised its discretion to exempt the party’s top
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