- Candidates’ list to be published Saturday
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that 17 political parties will participate in the November 16 off-cycle governorship election in Ondo State.
National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, in a statement yesterday, said personal particulars of the candidates and their deputies will be published tomorrow.
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Olumekun appealed to the public, especially in Ondo State, to scrutinise the list, while those who participated in the primaries are free to challenge the outcome of the party primaries at the Federal High Court.
The statement reads: “Following the conclusion of party primaries, 17 political parties had uploaded their candidates’ nomination forms for the Ondo State governorship election by the 6pm deadline of May 20 when the dedicated portal automatically shut down.