198 candidates, 13 parties battle for Ekiti assembly

A total 198 candidates from 13 political parties will participate in Saturday’s House of Assembly in Ekiti state. INEC Public Relations Officer, Taiwo Gbadegesin gave the names of the political parties as All Progressives Congress (APC), People’s Democratic Party (PDP), NAC, Labour Party (LP), Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), and NDCP. Others are ADC, […]

A total 198 candidates from 13 political parties will participate in Saturday’s House of Assembly in Ekiti state.

INEC Public Relations Officer, Taiwo Gbadegesin gave the names of the political parties as All Progressives Congress (APC), People’s Democratic Party (PDP), NAC, Labour Party (LP), Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), and NDCP. Others are ADC, NDL, YP, AAC, NPC, PPN and MPN.

Gbadegesin who spoke on behalf of the INEC Administrative Secretary, Muslim Omoleke, who doubles as the Acting Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) said the commission was fully ready for the poll.

He also disclosed that the Commission had distributed all sensitive materials to the 16 local government areas of the state for the smooth conduct of House of Assembly election scheduled for Saturday.

The distribution, according to him, was done in the presence of security agencies and parties’ representatives.

The governorship election was held in the state on July 14, 2018, which produced Kayode Fayemi, leaving the state with only assembly election as the next gubernatorial poll will hold in 2022.

He assured that the commission would not disappoint Ekiti voters with the conduct of the election.

He advised all the regular and ad hoc staff to shed the toga of politics, by displaying patriotism through neutrality and shunning of corrupt tendencies that could mar the poll.