ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Ahead of the Edo State governorship election scheduled to hold on Saturday September 21, 2024, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the final list of candidates for the poll.
INEC announced this in a statement issued by the Commission’s National Commissioner & Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, via its X handle on Monday.
Part of the statement reads: “The commission is pleased to announce the publication of the final list of candidates for the Edo State Governorship Election.
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“Following the initial primaries, the Commission published the personal particulars of the Governorship candidates and their running mates in our State and Local Government offices in Edo State.
“In line with the provision of Section 33 of the Electoral Act 2022, some political parties conducted fresh primaries to replace their earlier nominated candidates by the deadline of April 15 2024.
“The Action Alliance (AA) and African Democratic Congress (ADC) replaced their Governorship candidates and their running mates. In addition, the African Action Congress (AAC), All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Boot Party (BP) and New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) replaced the running mates of their candidates only.
“Overall, seventeen (17) political parties are fielding candidates in the election. Sixteen (16) are male while one (1) is female.
“The final list, which also gives the breakdown of the candidates by age, academic qualifications and disability, has been published at our office in Edo State and also uploaded to our website and social media platforms for public information.”