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Edo Guber: INEC To Release Details Of Governorship Candidates’ Credentials Saturday

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Mar 28, 2024.

Edo Guber: INEC To Release Details Of Governorship Candidates’ Credentials Saturday
Candidate particulars, including academic credentials, displayed at state and local government offices.
INEC urges scrutiny and challenges to false information as per Electoral Act.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that before the September 21, 2024, Edo State governorship election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced its plan to release the details of 17 governorship candidates and their running mates on March 30, 2024.

The personal details, including academic credentials and other submitted documents, will be displayed through copies of Form EC9. These displays will be available at the state headquarters and the 18 local government offices across Edo State.

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Sam Olumekun, INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, disclosed this update on Wednesday.

Olumekun stated, “Following the conclusion of party primaries, 17 political parties have uploaded their candidates’ nomination forms for the Edo State Governorship Election by the deadline of 6 pm on 24th March 2024, when the dedicated portal automatically shut down.

“The personal particulars of the governorship candidates and their running mates will be published on Saturday, 30th March 2024, a week from the last date for the submission of nominations as provided in Section 29(3) of the Electoral Act 2022.”

“The commission shall publish the personal particulars 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 appealed to Nigerians to scrutinise the document (particulars of the candidates) when published.

“We appeal to Nigerians to scrutinise the documents. 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 as provided in Section 29(5) of the Electoral Act 2022,” the National Commissioner said.

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The INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, had last week expressed the frustration of the electoral body over the rancorous primary elections in various political parties ahead of the September 21, 2024 governorship election in Edo State.