The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has raised an alarm over the infiltration of some All Progressives Congress (APC) party members being sponsored to seek political offices on its platform, warning that such aspirants will not secure the party’s tickets ahead of the primaries scheduled for Friday, May 29, 2026.

The NDC, through its National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Osa Director, on Thursday, May 28, 2026, however said the party was determined to prevent infiltration by those he described as political opportunists and agents allegedly planted by the ruling party.

He also warned that the NDC was not a special-purpose vehicle for any individual, insisting that no aspirant would ride on the popularity of the Peter Obi-Rabiu Kwankwaso alliance to secure votes or political relevance within the party, except those with verifiable political pedigree who have demonstrated commitment to the party’s principles and values.

He said, “During the screening, even though we did not disqualify any person, we confronted some of those aspirants. Do you know that there are aspirants who are in the NDC that are being sponsored by the ruling party?" he asked during Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television programme.

"We know that from the various states, and because we also have our intelligence, we confronted them. Those ones already know that they are not getting the ticket because we know that they are moles planted in the party.

“Like the national leader of the party, Seriake Dickson, said, NDC is not a special multipurpose vehicle for anyone, and that is the truth.

“We are ensuring that we are telling members that this is not a special multipurpose vehicle for you. We have some things we have put in place to checkmate these opportunistic charlatans who may want to take advantage of NDC as a vehicle,” he added.

On those alleged aspirants seeking to benefit from the Obi-Kwankwaso political wave, the National Publicity Secretary said the party had learnt lessons from the experience of the Labour Party and would not repeat similar mistakes.

“We are not following the playbook of the Labour Party. It is only an inexperienced person that will not learn lessons from history. We have learnt from the incident of the past that happened in the Labour Party. And that was why during our screening, we took particular notice of the fact that a lot of people, especially people from the diaspora, who have never participated in politics, rushed to pick forms under the platform of the NDC probably to ride on the Obi-Kwankwaso wave.

“And also because they see that the NDC is a vibrant alternative platform to the mess we are having in the country today. We are conscious of all that,” he said.

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