He said, “In compliance with the law, today, being March 30,
2024, the INEC Edo State Office and the I8 local government area offices have
pasted Form EC9 which is the personal particulars of the 17 candidates and
their deputies. The form also includes the credentials of the candidates.
“We have done this in line with the electoral law, and the
public and parties can go to all the local government offices to check the
list.”
The National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and
Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, in a letter dated Wednesday, March 27,
2024, had asked the Edo INEC to display the particulars.
The letter read, “Following the conclusion of party
primaries, 17 political parties have uploaded their candidates’ nomination
forms for the Edo State governorship election by the deadline of 6 pm on March
24, 2024, when the dedicated portal automatically shut down.
“The personal particulars of the governorship candidates and
their running mates will be published on Saturday, March 30, 2024, a week from
the last date for the submission of nominations as provided in Section 29(3) of
the Electoral Act 2022.
“The commission shall publish the personal particulars by
displaying copies of Form EC9 along with all academic credentials and other
documents submitted by each candidate at the state headquarters and the 18
local government offices across Edo State.
“We appeal to Nigerians to scrutinise the documents. Any
aspirant who participated in his/her party primaries with reasonable grounds to
believe that the information provided by the candidate is false can challenge
the nomination in a Federal High Court as provided in Section 29(5) of the
Electoral Act 2022.”
