RIPPLES NIGERIA
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will unveil the list of candidates for the November 11 governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi States on Friday.
The INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.
He added that all the 18 political parties would field candidates for the election in Kogi while 17 nominated flag bearers in Bayelsa and Imo States.
The statement read: “Nigerians may recall that on Tuesday, October 25, 2022, the Commission released the timetable and schedule of activities for the three off-cycle governorship elections in Bayelsa, lmo, and Kogi states held on Saturday, November 11, 2023.
“Political parties conducted their primaries as required by law and uploaded the names and personal particulars of their candidates and running mates to the INEC candidate nomination portal by the deadline of 6:00 p.m. on May 5, 2023.
“All the political parties sponsoring candidates for the three elections have submitted the duly…
