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INEC clears 14 parties for Osun governorship election.
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PDP, LP excluded after failing to meet submission requirements.
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Candidate details published under Electoral Act 2022.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approved 14 political parties to participate in the August 8 governorship election in Osun State.
However, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party (LP) were not cleared for the poll.
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INEC spokesperson in the state, Musa Olurode, disclosed this in a statement issued in Osogbo.
Olurode said 14 parties completed their primaries and uploaded the names and particulars of their candidates, including running mates, within the stipulated deadline.
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“INEC hereby notifies political parties and the general public that, following the conclusion of political party primaries and the close of the period for uploading the names and particulars of candidates and their running mates, 14 political parties successfully complied with the Commission’s requirements within the stipulated timeframe,” he stated.
The cleared parties are Accord (A), Action Alliance (AA), African Action Congress (AAC), African Democratic Congress (ADC), Action Democratic Party (ADP), All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), All Progressives Congress (APC), Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Action Peoples Party (APP), Boot Party (BP), New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Young Progressive Party (YPP), and Zenith Labour Party (ZLP).
According to INEC, the personal particulars of candidates and their deputies (Form EC9) have been published in compliance with Section 29(3) of the Electoral Act 2022 and the election timetable.
“Copies of each candidate’s details will be displayed at the INEC State Office, the 30 Local Government Area offices, and the Area Office of the Commission in Osun on Monday, February 16,” Olurode added.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Osun State, Mutiu Agboke, assured stakeholders of the Commission’s commitment to transparency and professionalism, urging political parties and the public to support the electoral process.