17 Parties Will Contest Ondo Governorship Election – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission has come out to say that a total of 17 political parties have uploaded their candidates’ nomination forms for the November 16, 2024, Ondo State Governorship Election.

The commission recently revealed this in a statement by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Sam Olumekun, and Nigerians have been reacting.

According to him, the figure was recorded at 6pm on May 24 when the INEC portal dedicated to the nomination automatically shut down.

He added that the personal particulars of the governorship candidates and their running mates would be published by INEC on May 25 in line with Section 29(3) of the Electoral Act 2022.

His words, “Any aspirant who participated in his or her party primaries with reasonable grounds to believe that the information provided by a candidate or running mate is false can challenge the nomination in a Federal High Court as provided in Section 29(5) of the Electoral Act 2022.”

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