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Akpabio, Umahi in, Lawan missing, as INEC releases final list of senatorial candidates
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of presidential and National Assembly candidates for the 2023 general election.
In a statement on Tuesday, the commission said it approved the final list of candidates “pursuant to section 32(1) of the Electoral Act 2022 and item 8 of the timetable and schedule of activities for the 2023 general election”.
“In summary, all the 18 political parties have fielded candidates and their running mates for the Presidential election. For legislative elections, 1,101 candidates are vying for 109 Senatorial seats and 3,122 candidates for Federal Constituencies i.e. House of Representatives seats, making a total of 4,223 candidates contesting for 469 legislative positions,” the statement reads.
“In terms of gender distribution, 3,875 candidates are male, made up of 35 for Presidential and Vice Presidential, 1,008 for Senate and 2,832 for House of Representatives. Similarly, 381 females comprising 1 for Presidential, 92 for Senate, and 288 for House of Representatives are contesting. There are also 11 Persons with Disability (PWDs) in the race.”
According to the list, Gov. Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State is listed as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Ebonyi South, while for Yobe North District, there is no senatorial candidate listed for the APC.
Godswill Akpabio, former minister of Niger Delta Affairs, also made the final list as the APC candidate for Akwa Ibom North-West.
mickykarim
September 21, 2022 at 12:04 am
HOW COULD SOMEBODY WHO DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE PARTY PRIMARIESS FOR A POLITICAL OFFICE MAKE THE LIST?
Would have amounted to a RAPE on justice.
Ahmed Lawan did not contest the party primary for the senate. How would his name make the list of candidates by INEC?
HE CHASED AFTER TWO OPPORTUNITIES AND LOST OUT ON BOTH SIDES.
Long throat you would want to agree with me. Aside that, he got served for TREACHERY where he reaped the poetic justice for double evil play.
HE CONTESTED AGAINST THE MAN HE ALREADY ENDORSED FOR THE POSITION OF THE PRESIDENCY OF NIGERIA.
People like Ahmed Lawan are lesser than human. Not fit to be regarded as one.