INEC Excludes Danjuma Laah from Kaduna Governorship Race

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has omitted former Senator Danjuma Laah from its final list of governorship candidates for Kaduna State amid an ongoing dispute within the National Democratic Congress (NDC) over its flagbearer. Laah was initially announced as the party’s preferred candidate by the State Executive Committee (SEC) and local government chairmen.

However, conflicting statements from the party’s state and national leadership have raised questions about his nomination status. The NDC's national leadership disowned a widely circulated document that purportedly confirmed Laah’s candidacy.

Alhaji Sidi Abdul Bomi, the NDC deputy national chairman (North), stated that the party had not formally issued a governorship ticket to any aspirant, contradicting the earlier announcement from the state chapter. This has intensified the dispute over the party's representative for the Kaduna governorship election, with another aspirant, Mohammed Sani Abbas, also claiming the ticket and asserting he is the legitimate candidate.