Ahead of the commencement of electioneering, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the names and candidates of political parties participating in the forthcoming general election.
The electoral umpire had, in a timetable released earlier in the year, stated that electioneering by presidential and national assembly candidates will kick off on Wednesday, 28th September.
The list, released on Tuesday, featured names of the foremost presidential candidate in the country and national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)’s Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP), and others as presidential candidates for next year’s poll.
The INEC circular also included the candidates’ state of origin, age, and other details. It also listed their running mates as well as their qualifications.
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