PDP leadership negotiated with defectors from APC, and PDP sued INEC over candidate name substitution.

The entities involved

• Peoples Democratic Party →

  Nigerian political party founded 1998

  • Michael Aondoakaa is the candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ticket in Benue State.Mon 12:58
  • The PDP chapter operating in Ebonyi State is involved in political arguments regarding attacks and threats to the Nigerian democratic process from the APC.Mon 12:53
• All Progressives Congress →

  Nigerian political party

  • The All Progressives Congress (APC) announced a boycott in Oyo State.Mon 15:24
  • The All Progressives Congress (APC) held a primary election for Agege Constituency 1 using the Lagos State House of Assembly process.Mon 13:16
• Independent National Electoral Commission →

  election commission in Nigeria

  • INEC intervened to manage political tensions during the election in Anambra State, while past election issues in Anambra were referenced during the Kaduna campaign.Mon 17:08
  • INEC held a zonal meeting in Kaduna.Mon 17:08

Related events

• A former candidate from the Peoples Democratic Party defected to the All Progressives Congress on June 7, 2026.Jun 10
• Lawmakers defected from APC to PDP, and the state assembly challenged APC's political integrity in Kwara State.Sep 2
• PDP members defected to APC in Kwara state.Aug 31
• A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party has publicly supported an All Progressives Congress gubernatorial bid.Sep 4
• PDP members defected to APC in Gombe State seeking governorship election victory.Sep 4