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Home | INEC: 837 Guber, 10,231 Assembly Candidates To Contest 2023 Elections

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INEC: 837 Guber, 10,231 Assembly Candidates To Contest 2023 Elections

Tare Magbei
Tare Magbei
Published: June 14, 2025
Last updated: June 14, 2025
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INEC: 837 Guber, 10,231 Assembly Candidates To Contest 2023 Elections
INEC Chairman, Yakubu Mahmood
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that a total of 837 governorship and 10,231 state assembly candidates would contest the 2023 elections.

This was revealed via a statement on Wednesday by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee of INEC, Festus Okoye.

Okoye said in pursuant to Section 32(1) of the Electoral Act 2022 and item 8 of the Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the 2023 general election, the commission on Tuesday published the final list of candidates for state elections (governorship and state assembly constituencies).

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He noted that validly nominated candidates also had the opportunity to voluntarily withdraw their candidature by way of notice in writing and personally deliver such notice to the political party that nominated them for the election.

By summary of Okoye’s statement, the 18 political parties have fielded 837 candidates as well as their running mates for the 28 governorship elections in 2023.

Also, 10,231 candidates are vying for 993 available seats in the state assembly elections.

He said;

“The publication of the full names of candidates standing nominated for state elections follows the political parties’ conduct of primaries and completion of the nomination exercise.

“It will be recalled that at the end of the process, political parties that conducted valid primaries uploaded the list and personal particulars of all nominated candidates to the commission’s candidate’s nomination portal and the subsequent display in their constituencies nationwide as provided by Section 29(3) of the Electoral Act.

“Thereafter, political parties substituted such candidates under Section 31 of the Electoral Act for which the last day was 12th August 2022 for State Elections as clearly provided in item 6 of the commission’s Timetable and Schedule of Activities.

“Thereafter, no withdrawal or substitution of candidates is allowed except in the event of death as provided in section 34(1) of the Electoral Act or pursuant to an order of a Court of competent jurisdiction.”

“The list for specific constituencies is published in each state where they are located while the comprehensive nationwide 894-page.

“Political parties are required to channel any observations on the list of candidates to the commission and such must be signed by the National Chairman and Secretary of the political party.”

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