INEC unveils Chinda, Pidomson, Lulu-Briggs, 16 others as Rivers gov candidates
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially published the list of 19 governorship candidates for the upcoming Rivers State elections. The disclosure includes credentials and running mates for most political parties, though some documentation remains pending.
Why it matters
Transparency in candidate disclosure is a critical component of the electoral process in Nigeria to ensure voter awareness and accountability.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the credentials and other particulars of all the governorship and House of Assembly candidates submitted to the commission by their various political parties for the forthcoming general elections. A scrutiny of the Form EC-9 containing the credentials and pasted at the commission’s office along Aba Road, Port Harcourt, showed that 19 governorship candidates had been accepted by INEC to contest the Rivers election. The names of the candidates, their ages, political parties, their educational backgrounds and other credentials were displayed at the commission’s office. Also published in the forms were the deputy governorship candidates of each party apart from those of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) and the Boot Party (BP) whose forms EC-9 could not be seen where others were displayed.
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