Nigerians may recall that on Tuesday 2Sth October 2022, the Commission released the Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the three off-cycle Governorship elections in Bayelsa, lmo and Kogi States holding on Saturday 11th November 2023.
Political parties conducted their primates as required by law and uploaded the names and personal particulars of their candidates and running mates to the INEC candidate nomination portal by the deadline of 6.00pm an 5th May 2023.
All the 18 political parties have nominated candidates for the Kogi Governorsiup election and 17 parties for Bayelsa and imo States. All the political parties sponsoring candidates for the three elections have submitted the duly completed Forms EC9 containing personal particulars supported by sworn affidavits as weil as ECIB containing the names of theit canduiates.
As required by section 29 (3) of the Electoral Act 2022. the Commission shall publish the personal particulars of the candidates in the State Headquarters of Local Government offices in the three States tomorrow Friday 12th May 2023.
We appeal to Nigerians to screutinise the list in particular, any aspirant who participated in his/her party’s primaries with reasonable grounds to believe that the information provided by the candidate is false can challenge the nomination at the Federal High Court as provided in section 29(5) of the Electoral Act 2022. —
Barr. Festus Okoye
National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Communities Thursday 11th May 2023.
