ABUJA, Nigeria: Aggrieved members of the Nigerian Democratic Congress in the Edo South Senatorial District rejected the party’s national reconciliation committee on Sunday, August 9, 2026. “A reconciliation committee cannot become a substitute for justice,” Agbonaye Osazee Ofo said. “It cannot be used to paper over disputed primaries, silence legitimate grievances, or compel aggrieved members to accept outcomes they firmly believe were imposed upon them.” “If the NDC genuinely wants reconciliation, then the committee should begin with the facts,” Agbonaye Osazee Ofo said. The aggrieved members stated that the party must subject contested matters to independent arbitration before the 2027 elections.