INEC disqualifies APGA, 2 others ahead Osun governorship poll for flouting guidelines on party operations
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disqualified three political parties from participating in the forthcoming Osun State Governorship poll.
The commission revealed this in a statement by Festus Okoye, the Chairman of Information and Voters Education committee, Thursday, said the three political parties did not meet up with the provisions of the guidelines and constitution of the country.
The decision according to Okoye, was made at the INEC meeting on Thursday.
The parties are Action Alliance (AA), Action Democratic Congress (ADC) and All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).
“The Commission would on Friday 25th March 2022 publish in its State and Local Government Offices in Osun State the list and personal particulars of the candidates that Political Parties propose to sponsor at the election. These must be candidates who emerged from valid primaries in line with Section 84 of the Electoral Act 2022.
“The Commission will publish the list and personal particulars of the candidates of 15 out of the 18 political parties that conducted primaries. The nominations of the Action Alliance (AA), African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) will not be published for their failure to comply with the Commission’s Guidelines on Political Party Operations (2018) or the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended).
“The AA did not submit a nomination jointly signed by the National Chairman and Secretary of the party while the ADC and APGA nominated candidates that do not meet the age requirements for the office of Deputy Governor as enshrined in the Constitution. The Commission has already communicated this position officially to the affected Political parties,” the INEC statement read in part.
The Osun State governorship election is scheduled to hold on July 16, this year.
On Friday, INEC posted a full list of candidates and their political parties cleared to contest the Osun poll.
The full list:
1. NRM (National Rescue Mission) – Abede Adetona Samuel
2. SDP (Social Democratic Party) Omigbodun Oyegoke
3. LP (Labor Party) Oyelekan Akingbade
4. APP (Action People’s Party) – Adebayo Adeolu Elisha
5. APM (Allied People’s Movement) – Awoyemi Oluwatayo
6. AAC (African Action Congress) – Awojide Peter Segun
7. PDP (Peoples Democratic Party) – Senator Nurudeen Ademola Adeleke
8. APC (All Progressives Congress) – Alh. Gboyega Oyetola
9. Accord – Akande Victor Babalola
10. ZLP (Zenith Labour Party) – Adesuyi John Olufemi
11. ADP (Action Democratic Party) – Kehinde Munirudeen Atanda
12. YPP (Young Progressive Party) – Ademola Bayonle Adeseye
13. PRP (People’s Redemption Party) – Ayowole Olubusuyi Adedeji
14. NNPP (New Nigeria People’s Party) – Saliu Rasak Oyelami
15. BP (Boot Party) – Adeleke Adesoji Masilo Aderemi
