INEC’S ILLEGAL EXCLUSION OF ACTION ALLIANCE CANDIDATES FOR 2027 IS A DANGEROUS ASSAULT ON DEMOCRACY

PRESS STATEMENT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: August 2, 2026

INEC’S ILLEGAL EXCLUSION OF ACTION ALLIANCE CANDIDATES FOR 2027 IS A DANGEROUS ASSAULT ON DEMOCRACY

The attention of the National Leadership of the *Action Alliance [AA]* under *Chief Barr. Kenneth Udeze, National Chairman*, has been drawn to the purported list of Presidential Candidates for the 2027 General Elections published by the *Independent National Electoral Commission [INEC]*.

We condemn in the strongest terms the deliberate and unlawful exclusion of the Presidential candidate and other candidates duly nominated by the *Chief Barr. Kenneth Udeze-led National Executive Committee of Action Alliance*, despite clear and subsisting judgments of the Court of Appeal affirming our leadership.

This action by INEC is not just an affront to Action Alliance, but a direct attack on the rule of law, internal democracy, and the integrity of our electoral process.

*Our Position:*

1. *Contempt of Court*: INEC is fully aware of the appellate court affirmation of the Chief Barr. Kenneth Udeze-led leadership. To publish a list that ignores candidates nominated by the Udeze leadership is willful disobedience and contempt of a court of competent jurisdiction.
2. *Violation of the Electoral Act 2022*: Section 29 of the Electoral Act mandates INEC to publish names of candidates nominated by political parties. The candidates of AA under Chief Udeze’s leadership were duly nominated and elected during party primaries within time and in accordance with the law.
3. *Dangerous Precedent*: This is the level to which INEC has now reduced Action Alliance and indeed Nigeria’s democracy – to ignore court judgments and act with impunity. This cannot stand.

*Our Demand:*
We hereby demand that INEC immediately withdraw the illegal publication and publish the correct list reflecting candidates nominated by the *Action Alliance under Chief Barr. Kenneth Udeze* within 48 hours.

Failure to do so will leave us with no option but to activate all available legal remedies, including contempt proceedings, to protect the rights of our party, our candidates, and the millions of Nigerians who believe in the AA ideology – _The Party of the Masses_.

INEC must not be allowed to become an agent of illegality. The judiciary spoke, and INEC must obey.

We call on all lovers of democracy, the media, civil society, and the international community to take note of this dangerous action and hold INEC accountable.

God bless Action Alliance
God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria

Signed:
Chief Barr. Kenneth Udeze
National Chairman
Action Alliance [AA]