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19 Political Parties Withdrawn From Nov.16 Governorship Election- INEC
– INEC said that 19 Political Parties have withdrawn their nominations for the November 16 Governorship Elections
– 41 nominations were valid, while eight were invalid. Subsequently, 18 political parties withdrew from contesting the elections
– In Bayelsa State, six of the nominated Governorship and Deputy Governorship candidates were affected, while in Kogi State there were eight such nominees
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) National Commissioner and Chairman for Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, has said that 19 political parties have withdrawn their nominations for the Nov. 16 governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa States.
He made the statement known on behalf of the Commission in Abuja, and also said that 14 rejected invalid nominations were made out of eight from Kogi, while six were rejected from Bayelsa.
Okoye said: “At the close of the time stipulated by sections 31, 33 and 35 of Electoral Act, 2010 as amended for the submission of the names of nominated candidates, 49 nominations were received for Kogi.
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“Out of these, 41 nominations were valid, while eight were invalid. Subsequently, 18 political parties withdrew from contesting the elections. Therefore, 23 political parties will contest the governorship election in Kogi.
“For Bayelsa State, a total of 52 nominations were received. Out of these, 46 were valid, while 6 were invalid.
“One political party has since withdrawn from the contest, leaving a total of 45 political parties to contest the governorship election in Bayelsa.
“In Bayelsa State, six of the nominated Governorship and/or Deputy Governorship candidates were affected, while in Kogi State there were eight such nominees.”
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