[JUST IN] Anambra 2021: INEC Announces Date To Release Final List Of Candidates

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the date to release the final list of candidates for the 2021 Anambra governorship poll.

EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced October 7 for the release of the final list of eligible candidates for the November 6, 2021, Anambra State governorship election.

This was made known via a statement by the INEC National Commissioner and Chairman (Information and Voter Education Committee), Festus Okoye, in Abuja on Thursday.

According to him, the latest development was part of the outcome of a statutory meeting of INEC which discussed several issues including the nomination of candidates.

Okoye said, “The commission met today (Thursday, August 19, 2021) and deliberated on a number of issues, including the nomination of candidates for the Anambra Governorship election holding on November 6, 2021.

“The timetable and schedule of activities approved by the commission on January 18 2021 provide for the withdrawal/substitution of candidates in line with Sec. 35 of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended).

“Accordingly, by the deadline of July 30 2021 fixed by the commission, seven (7) governorship and eleven (11) deputy governorship candidates were substituted by eleven (11) out of the eighteen (18) political parties.

“Similarly, the commission was served with the judgment of the Court of Appeal (Kano Division) which set aside the judgment of the High Court of Jigawa State on the leadership of APGA and the nomination of its candidates for the Anambra Governorship election.

“The list of substitute candidates is attached to this Press Release. It has also been published on the commission’s website.

“However, the final list of candidates will be published on October 7 2021 as provided in the timetable and schedule of activities for the election,” the INEC National Commissioner stated.

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