INEC says 17 political parties have submitted the names of candidates for the election.
The Independent ectoral commission, INEC has said 17 political parties have submitted the names of theira candidates for the Ondo State governorship election scheduled for October 10.
“Seventeen out of the 18 registered political parties gave the commission the requisite statutory notice of their intention to conduct primaries and they conducted primaries for the purpose of nominating candidates for the governorship election,” Mr Okoye said. “By section 31 & of the Electoral Act, a person who has reasonable grounds to believe that any information given in the affidavit or any of the documents submitted by any of the candidates is false, may file a suit in Court seeking a declaration that such information is false.
The commission also urged the public to take an active part in the “vetting of the list and particulars of nominated candidates to enhance transparency”.
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