BIBI Camp: September 3 INEC Stamp Exposes Alleged Backdating In NDC Edo South Dispute

The camp of Hon. Sunny “BIBI” Aguebor, the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate for the Edo South Senatorial District, has alleged that an INEC acknowledgement stamp dated September 3, 2026, has exposed what it described as an attempt to backdate a letter alleging errors in the party’s senatorial primary election.

In a statement issued by BIBI, the camp alleged that the disputed letter, which some individuals within the NDC claimed was written on July 6, 2026, bears an INEC acknowledgement stamp showing that it was received on September 3, 2026.

According to the statement, the development contradicts the narrative that the alleged error was formally brought to the attention of the electoral commission in July or August.

The BIBI camp further alleged that the letter was submitted to INEC on the same day Mrs. Epele Osayuki Asemota’s affidavit was submitted, describing the coincidence as evidence of a coordinated attempt to alter the outcome of the party’s Edo South senatorial nomination.

The statement maintained that the Certified True Copies (CTCs) of documents relating to the NDC primaries obtained from INEC clearly show BIBI as the winner of the Edo South Senatorial primary held on May 29, 2026, across the seven local government areas of the district.

It also claimed that the same INEC documents show Asemota as the declared winner of the Egor/Ikpoba-Okha Federal Constituency primary, insisting that the two contests were separate and could not legally be used to invalidate one another.

The BIBI camp said its principal complied with the required documentation process, alleging that he was issued Form EC9, swore to an affidavit on June 30, 2026, attached his credentials and submitted the documents to the party.

The statement further claimed that the party subsequently submitted BIBI’s particulars to INEC and that his details were published on August 1, 2026.

On the other hand, the camp alleged that Asemota swore to an affidavit on July 6, 2026, in relation to the Egor/Ikpoba-Okha Federal Constituency but did not submit it at the time.

According to BIBI’s camp, the subsequent September 3 submission and alleged error notification amounted to an attempt to create a basis for substituting BIBI’s name as the Edo South senatorial candidate.

The statement also questioned why an alleged error concerning the May 29 primary would only have been formally raised in September, several months after the primary, the issuance of relevant forms and the publication of the candidate’s particulars by INEC.

It argued that the September 3 acknowledgement stamp was significant because, in its view, it provided documentary evidence of when INEC actually received the disputed letter.

The BIBI camp further stated that it had commenced legal proceedings before the Federal High Court in Benin and Abuja, saying it had presented certified documents in support of its position.

It alleged that the disputed actions amounted to an attempt to undermine the mandate purportedly given to BIBI by delegates at the Edo South senatorial primary.

The camp called on relevant authorities and stakeholders to examine the disputed documents and the sequence of events surrounding their submission, while insisting that the outcome of the May 29 primary should be respected.

BIBI’s camp said it remained confident that the legal process would resolve the dispute and protect what it described as the mandate of Edo South.