Personal particulars of candidates nominated by their political parties for governorship  and state Assembly elections  will be displayed in their respective  constituencies today.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) which dropped the hint yesterday, also disclosed that  334 pre-election cases have so far  been filed at  different divisions of the Federal High Court.

INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu confirmed the inauguration  of a new Resident Electoral Commission (REC) Hale Longpet,   at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja.

Yakubu urged constituents to scrutinise the particulars  of the candidates and seek judicial remedy for any observed violation of the law.

He said: “As we continue to prepare for the 2023 general elections in earnest, the commission will tomorrow (Friday July 22), publish the personal particulars of .the candidates  as required by law.

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“I appeal to all Nigerians (citizens and aspirants) to seize the opportunity to scrutinise the particulars of the candidates and to seek judicial remedy for any observed violation of the law as provided in Section 29 of the Electoral Act 2022.”

The INEC chairman flayed  the high number of pre-election   cases  which, he pointed out, are purely intra-party issues.

His words: “The  commission has been inundated by numerous pre-election cases arising from the conduct of congresses and primaries by political parties for the 2023 general elections.

“So far, 334 pre-election cases have been filed in various divisions of the Federal High Court across the country by aspirants challenging the nomination of candidates or their exclusion from the list submitted to the commission.”

He said the issue of internal democracy in political parties remained a sore point in Nigeria’s electoral process.

Yakubu charged the  new REC, who was deployed in Kogi State,  to acquaint himself with requisite knowledge about the policy ana workings of the commission.

He advised him not to act to the advantage or disadvantage of any political party or candidate.