ENUGU NORTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT: Tensions Escalate as NDC Faithful Issue Stern Warning to Party Hierarchy Over Rumored Candidate Substitution
The internal cohesion of the newly registered Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) faces a major litmus test in the Enugu North Senatorial District following an intense pushback by local party members. Responding to widespread rumors of an impending backdoor plot to substitute the candidate who emerged from the party's democratic primaries, stakeholders and grassroots structures have issued an unyielding warning to the national leadership. The party faithful declared that any attempt to tamper with the mandate of the popularly elected candidate under the guise of an artificial power-sharing formula will destroy the party's growing momentum in Nsukka zone and hand an easy victory to opposition forces.