The African Democratic Congress in Jigawa State has expressed concern over the omission of its endorsed deputy governorship candidate, Aminu Ringim, from the Independent National Electoral Commission’s final list of candidates for the 2027 general elections.
Ringim’s name was missing from the list released by INEC on Saturday and was replaced with that of Musa Ya’u Balarabe, despite the party’s insistence that Ringim was its officially submitted running mate.
According to PUNCH Online, ABNTV reports that Ringim confirmed the omission when contacted by telephone but declined to comment on the development, directing our correspondent to party officials for clarification.
Our correspondent, who visited the INEC headquarters in Dutse, the state capital, on Sunday, sighted the final list pasted at the commission’s state headquarters. The list showed the ADC governorship candidate, Sabo Muhammad Nakudu, with a different running mate, whose nomination the party is disputing.
Efforts to obtain the party’s official position from its state chairman, Sani Gumel, were unsuccessful, as multiple calls put through to him did not connect as of the time of filing this report.
However, the ADC Deputy State Chairman, Nuraddeen Jidawa, confirmed Ringim’s omission in a telephone interview on Sunday.
Jidawa also disclosed that about seven other candidates endorsed by the party and whose names were submitted to INEC in accordance with the guidelines were missing from the final list.
He said, “As far as the party is concerned, Aminu Ibrahim Ringim remains the name officially submitted to INEC as running mate to its gubernatorial candidate, Sabo Muhammad Nakudu. The party doesn’t consider the released list as final. We will continue to reach out to the electoral umpire through any legal means.” Jidawa said, adding that although the party was not against any of its members, constitutional guidelines must be followed and respected.
According to him, the ADC was dissatisfied with the list of candidates released by INEC ahead of the 2027 general elections.
He described the development as a deliberate attempt to destabilize the party, not only in Jigawa State but across the country.
Jidawa vowed to continue engaging the commission over the omission of the party’s endorsed deputy governorship candidate and other candidates contesting in seven constituencies, including Hadejia/Auyo/Kafin Hausa, Kaugama, and Birnin Kudu.
