…No Female Candidate In Ondo Guber Poll — INEC
The Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) and five other political parties have replaced running mates of their candidates as the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) Publishes the final lists of candidates for the November 16, 2024 Ondo State governorship election.
The electoral umpire, in a statement by the
National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, announced the publication of the final list of candidates, their running mates and credentials.
Olumekun revealed that the commission published the list at its local government offices in Ondo.
He stated that “in line with the provision of Section 33 of the Electoral Act 2022, two political parties, the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and the Social Democratic Party (SDP) conducted fresh primaries to replace their earlier nominated candidates and their running mates by the deadline of June 10.
“Five parties; the African Action Congress (AAC), the Action Democratic Party (ADP), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) and the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), replaced their running mates only.
“Overall, 17 political parties are fielding candidates for the election. No political party has nominated a female candidate while one candidate nominated by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) is a person with disability (a paraplegic).
“The final list also gives the breakdown of the candidates by age and academic qualifications.
“The list has been published at our office in Akure and also uploaded to our website and social media platforms for public information,” he said.
Olumekun said that with the conclusion of the nomination process, political parties were now permitted to start public campaigns from Wednesday (June 19) till the midnight of November 14th 2024.
“As parties commence this critical phase of the election, the commission once again reminds candidates, agents and their supporters of the provision of the law and the Commission’s guidelines governing such activity.
“For emphasis, parties shall conduct their campaigns with civility and decorum devoid of inciting language, violence, voter inducement and other infractions in accordance with the provisions of Section 92-97 of the Electoral Act 2022.”