As the June 18 Ekiti State Governorship Election draws near, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of candidates of the participating political parties.
In a statement released on Monday, the INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, said that the move complied with the Electoral Act 2022, following the close of nominations by political parties.
As contained in the statement, “The Commission wishes to remind political parties that under Section 32(2) of the Electoral Act 2022, any party that observes that the name of its candidate is missing from the list ‘shall notify the Commission in writing, signed by its National Chairman and Secretary, supported with an affidavit not later than 90 days to the election.’
“Furthermore, the attention of parties is drawn to Section 32(3) of the Electoral Act 2022, which provides that failure to notify the Commission ‘shall not be ground to invalidate the election.’”
The final list is also published in INEC’s State and Local Government offices in Ekiti State as well as its website and social media platforms for public information as required by law, the Commission added.
According to INEC’s final list, 16 political parties will participate in the election, comprising 14 male governorship candidates and two females.
