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The Independent National Electoral Commission, on Thursday, released the final list of 478 candidates nominated for the FCT Area Council election.
Okoye said eight out of the 14 activities listed for the election had been carried out, including the conduct of primaries and nomination of candidates for the election. “This has also been uploaded on our website and social media platforms, in compliance with the requirement of Section 34 of the Electoral Act 2010 and for public information,” Okoye said.
For Abuja Municipal Area Council, 14 political parties including AA, APC, DPD, SDP and YPP nominated candidates for the election, with only one female nominated by NRM and five others nominated for vice chairmanship position.The list also shows that 98 candidates comprising 15 females and 83 males were nominated for the 12 councilorship seats in AMAC.
For Gwagwalada Area Council, nine political parties nominated candidates, all male, for the chairmanship election and one female for vice chairman.
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