As The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) begins the screening of aspirants for the various states Houses of Assembly today, the party’s leadership has announced the constitution of screening committees to oversee the process in the all the 36 states of the Federation.
In a memo jointly signed by the party’s National Chairman, Sen. Moses Cleopas Zuwoghe and National Secretary, Ikenna Morgan Enekweizu Esq., the NDC spelt out the guidelines for the screening exercise, which is to run from Saturday, May 23, 2026, through Monday May 25, 2026.
According to the communication, aspirants will be evaluated for character, capability and capacity to win election, among other criteria. NDC said that for any aspirant to be deemed worthy of purchasing the party’s nomination form, he or she must be a financially up to date member of the party, and must show evidence of contribution to the growth of the party.
Such aspirant, the memo said, apart from meeting the constitutional requirement for the office being sought, must also not have a criminal record or be under investigation or trial by any anti-graft agency.
The party also warned that any aspirant who is accompanied by thugs and miscreants to the venue of the screening stands the risk of being disqualified.
The screening committees are made up of three members each for every state, comprised of a Chairman, a Secretary and one Member.
The approved list of membership of the committees is as follows (attached):
