The Independent National Electoral Commission says a total of 17 political parties have uploaded their candidates’ nomination forms for the November 16, 2024, Ondo State Governorship Election.
The commission said this in a statement by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Sam Olumekun, on Thursday in Abuja.
Olumekun said that the figure was recorded at 6pm on May 24, when the INEC portal dedicated to the nomination automatically shut down.
He said 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.
He said that INEC would publish the personal particulars by displaying copies of Form EC9 along with all academic credentials and other documents submitted by each candidate.
This, according to him, would be published at INEC state headquarters in Akure and the 18 local government area offices across the state.
He appealed to Nigerians to scrutinise the documents.
“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,’’ he said.