Politics
17 candidates to contest in Ondo governorship election – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that 17 political parties have submitted the names of their candidates for the Ondo State governorship election scheduled for October 10.
The commission’s spokesperson, Festus Okoye said the list and credentials of the 17 candidates would be uploaded on its website and published in its state office in Akure on Friday, July 31.
Members of the public who have reasonable grounds to believe that any information given in the affidavit or any of the documents submitted by any of the candidates is false have been asked to seek redress in court.
Okoye said;
“Seventeen out of the 18 registered political parties gave the commission the requisite statutory notice of their intention to conduct primaries and they conducted primaries for the purpose of nominating candidates for the governorship election.
“By section 31 (5) & (6) of the Electoral Act, a person who has reasonable grounds to believe that any information given in the affidavit or any of the documents submitted by any of the candidates is false, may file a suit in court seeking a declaration that such information is false.
“If the Court determines that the information is false, the Court shall issue an Order disqualifying the candidate from contesting the election.”
-
Entertainment22 hours ago
[ICYMI]: Fashola’s daughter ties knot with her partner
-
Crime19 hours ago
Police nab 10 organ harvesting suspects in Lagos
-
Education19 hours ago
30 Kwara catholic school students score above 300 in JAMB UTME
-
Entertainment18 hours ago
UK global magazine ‘Reader’s Digest’ folds after 86 years
-
News18 hours ago
Delta caterer dies after bestie pushed her into boiling stew
-
News21 hours ago
[ICYMI] Only 21% Nigerian households are food secure – Report
-
Entertainment18 hours ago
Teni’s clapback: I sponsor 20 private uni students, 10 in secondary school
-
Sports11 hours ago
PHOTOS: Arsenal pay tribute to 14-year-old Nigerian killed in London