A senatorial aspirant for Imo North, Isaac Nwachukwu, on Wednesday dragged the Nigeria Democratic Congress and the Independent National Electoral Commission before a Federal High Court sitting in Owerri, Imo State, seeking an order recognising him as the party’s candidate for the 2027 general election.
Nwachukwu alleged that he was denied the party’s ticket despite paying ₦25 million to the NDC for party support and nomination forms.
According to him, he paid ₦20 million as support to the party and ₦5 million for the nomination form for the Imo North Senatorial District ticket.
The plaintiff claimed that his name was substituted with that of another aspirant despite emerging as the consensus candidate among other contenders.
Among the reliefs sought by Nwachukwu are, “A declaration that the plaintiff in this suit is the consensus candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress in Imo State with regard to the Imo North Senatorial Zone
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