INEC Displays List Of 17 Candidates For Edo Governorship Election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has displayed the list of governorship candidates of the 17 political parties contesting the September 21 governorship election in Edo.

The display, coming under the authorisation of the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Edo State, Dr Anugbum Onuoha, is on the notice board of all the agency’s offices in the 18 local government areas.

Contesting parties and their flag-bearers are:

1. Accord Party (AP), Iyere Kennedy;
2. Action Alliance (AA), Mr Uwaifo Osaro;
3. Action Democratic Party (ADP), Akhime Kingson Afere;
4. African Action Congress (AAC), Udoh Obersifo David;
5. African Democratic Congress (ADC) has Obazele Paul Agbone;
6. All People Movement (APM), Ugiagbe Odaro Syvelster;
7. All Peoples Party (APP), Areleogbe Amos Osalumese;
8. All Progressives Congress (APC), Okpebholo Monday;
9. Boot Party (BP), Osirame Edeipo;
10. Labour Party (LP), Olumide Akpata Anthony;
11. New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Azena Azemhe Friday;
12. People’s Redemption Party (PRP), Key patience Ndidi;
13. Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is Ighodalo Asuerinme;
14. Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Osifo Isiah;
15. Social Democratic Party (SDP), Aner Abdullai Aliu;
16. Young Progressive Party (YPP), Okungbowa Paul Ovbokhan.
17. Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Akhalamhe Amiemenoghena.

INEC said that the commission would publish the personal particulars of all the governorship candidates and their deputies.

This will be done by displaying copies of Form EC9 along with all academic credentials and other documents submitted by each candidate at the State Headquarters and the 18 local government offices across Edo State.

The commission, in a statement by Mr Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, charged Nigerians to scrutinise the documents and could bring up a legal action, in line with the Electoral Act 2022, in case of a candidate making any false declaration.

“Any aspirant who participated in his/her party primaries with reasonable grounds to believe that the information provided by the candidate is false can challenge the nomination in a Federal High Court,” he said.