The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the final list of candidates for the Ondo state governorship election.
In a statement Thursday by the National Commissioner & Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, the commission said 17 political parties were fielding candidates for the election.
It added that no political party had nominated a female candidate while one candidate nominated by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) was a person with disability (a paraplegic).
The statement reads, “The commission is pleased to announce the publication of the final list of candidates for the Ondo state governorship election.
“Following the initial primaries, the commission published the personal particulars of the Governorship candidates and their running mates in the State and Local Government offices.
“In line with the provision of Section 33 of the Electoral Act 2022, two (2) political parties conducted fresh primaries to replace their earlier nominated candidates and their running mates by the deadline of 10th June 2024.
“The parties are the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and the Social Democratic Party (SDP) while five (5) parties replaced their running mates only. They are the African Action Congress (AAC), the Action Democratic Party (ADP), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) and the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP).
“Overall, 17 political parties are fielding candidates for the election. No political party has nominated a female candidate while one (1) candidate nominated by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) is a person with disability (a paraplegic). The final list also gives the breakdown of the candidates by age and academic qualifications.”
