INEC Encourages Nigerians To Challenge False Nominations
Princess-Ekwi Ajide
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says it shall publish the personal particulars of the Governorship candidates and their running mates of seventeen (17) Political Parties that have uploaded their candidates’ nomination forms for the Edo State Governorship Election on Saturday 30th March 2024.
A statement by the National Commissioner and Chairman, of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, encouraged citizens to scrutinise the documents saying that 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 by the Federal High Court provision in Section 29(5) of the Electoral Act 2022.
According to the statement, the personal particulars 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, shall be published a week from the last date for the submission of nominations as provided in Section 29(3) of the Electoral Act 2022.
