Sixteen of the Eighteen (18) political
parties, which conducted primaries for the September 21, 2024 Edo State
governorship election, beat the March 24 deadline for the nomination of their
candidates on the special portal of the Independent National Electoral
Commission, INEC.
INEC
National Commissioner in charge of Information and Voter Education Committee,
Sam Olumekun, who announced this in a statement, yesterday, however, did not
disclose the parties that could not nominate its candidates.
However,
sources told Vanguard that the National Rescue Movement, NRM and Youth Party,
YP, did not meet the deadline
Vanguard gathered that the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP; All
Progressives Congress, APC; and Labour Party, LP, among others, beat the deadlines. Names of candidates uploaded
include Dr Asue Ighodalo of PDP, Senator Monday Okpebholo (APC), and Olumide
Akpata (LP).
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Olumekun
said: “Following the conclusion of party primaries, 17 political parties have
uploaded their candidates’ nomination forms for the Edo State Governorship
Election by the deadline of 6.00 pm on 24th March 2024 when the dedicated
portal automatically shut down.”
According
to him, the personal particulars of the governorship candidates and their
running mates will be published on Saturday, March 30, 2024, a week from the
last date for the submission of nominations as provided in Section 29(3) of the
Electoral Act 2022.
“The
Commission shall publish the personal particulars by displaying copies of Form
EC9 along with all academic credentials and other documents submitted by each
candidate at the State Headquarters and the 18 Local Government offices across
Edo State.
“We
appeal to Nigerians to scrutinize the documents. Any aspirant who participated
in his/her party primaries with reasonable grounds to believe that the
information provided by the candidate is false can challenge the nomination in
a Federal High Court as provided in Section 29(5) of the Electoral Act 2022.”
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