Following the controversy generated by the story, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has explained that the African Action Congress (AAC) and New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) are yet to upload details of their governorship candidates on the electoral body’s nomination portal.
While Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso is the NNPP presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore is the flag bearer of the AAC.
Africa Today News, New York reports that parties are expected to put up the names of their candidates for the governorship and state assembly elections by July 15.
In a statement signed on Thursday, INEC’s national Commissioner, Information and Voter Education, Festus Okoye, c;arified that it has so far processed 6,995 nomination forms uploaded by 16 out of 18 political parties for the constituencies where they intend to sponsor candidates.
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‘However, two political parties, the African Action Congress (AAC) and New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), are yet to upload a single nomination to the portal.
‘The Commission hereby reminds all political parties that they have three days left to upload their list of candidates to the ICNP. The deadline is Friday 15th July 2022. The portal will automatically shut down at 6.00pm on that date,’ the statement read.
The number of requests processed has now risen to 1,662,987 pages of documents. Sadly, in spite of the Commission’s effort, 147 out of 476 requests processed as of today involving 5,646 pages are yet to be collected by applicants.
‘The Commission appeals to prospective litigants to come forward and collect the certified copies of the documents’
Africa Today News, New York reports that Kwankwaso had earlier stated that he may step down for Tinubu ahead of the 2023 elections.