The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has
announced that 17 political parties have submitted names of nominated
candidates for Ondo State governorship poll.
Festus Okoye, INEC Commissioner, Information and Voter
Education, spoke on Tuesday after the commission’s meeting in Abuja.
NAN reports that the parley also deliberated on issues
including the Nasarawa Central State Constituency Election scheduled for August
8.
He recalled that when INEC published the Ondo election
timetable and schedule of activities on February 6, the deadline for submission
of nominations was fixed for July 28.
Okoye confirmed that 17 out of the 18 parties gave the
commission the requisite statutory notice of their intention to conduct
primaries.
Noting that the commission opened its nomination portal on
July 21, he said parties that conducted their primaries before the July 25
deadline uploaded nominated candidates ahead of the cut off time of 6p.m on
July 28.
“As at 4.08 p,m on Tuesday, all the 17 political parties had
submitted the list and particulars of their nominated candidates using the INEC
dedicated portal,” he said.
Okoye added that list and personal particulars of all the
candidates would be uploaded on INEC website and published in the state office
in Akure, Ondo State, on July 31.
The official also warned that candidates found to have
provided false information risked disqualification.
The commissioner explained that by section 31 (5) & (6)
of the Electoral Act, a person who has reasonable grounds to believe that
information in the affidavit or documents submitted by any candidate is false,
may file a suit in court seeking a court declaration.
“If the court determines that the
information is false, the court shall issue an Order disqualifying the
candidate from contesting the election,” he said.
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