The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has countered a message on an X handle that stated that the party was lobby particular individuals to join NDC.
A message that the National Secretary of NDC, Barrister Ikenna Morgan Enekweizu send out on Sunday said the message should be ignored as it was not from NDC.
Barrister Enekweizu’s message in full:
“Please, ignore any report, either in the traditional media or social media claiming that the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, is lobbying any specific individual or group to contest election on the platform of the party.
“This is contrary to insinuations made by a rogue X (formerly Twitter) account parodying the verified X handle of the NDC (@NigerianNDCHQ), with our colours and logo.
“The NDC has had cause in the past to alert Nigerians of this fake X account, dissociating itself from it.
“While we concede that the account might be operated by an enthusiastic supporter or just any other person, we stated then, and do restate now, that posts made from it are not official NDC positions.
“We, therefore, encourage Nigerians, particularly the media, to always crosscheck their facts on the verified NDC X handle @Nigeria NDCHQ.
“We thank Nigerians for their overwhelming support for the NDC, even within weeks of its existence as a political party. We also invite every Nigerian desirous of positive change, and every lover of multi-party democracy to join the NDC, work for the party and feel free to contest elections on its platform. This appeal is especially so for women and persons with disability as the NDC is a party for all.
“The NDC is an ideological party committed to the service of Nigeria and Nigerians. We invite Nigerians from all corners of the country and the world to feel free and register to join the party”.
