The Independent National Electoral
Commission ( INEC) has published
the final list of 24 candidates and
political parties cleared to contest the
Nov. 16 governorship election in Kogi
State.
The list pasted on the notice board of
the Lokoja office of the INEC,
yesterday, showed that incumbent
governor, Yahaya Bello of the All
Progressives Congress (APC) will slug
it out with 23 other candidates.
Other candidates include: Mr. Musa
Wada of the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP), Mrs Justina Abanida of the
Action Congress of Democrats (ADC)
and Mrs Aisha Abubakar Audu of YPP.
Other candidates are ; Mr Suleiman
Mohammed, ZLP, Mr Shaibu Sani
Teidi, YDP, Mr Abu Omagami, UPC,
Mr Abdulrazak Omeje, UDP, Mr Victor
Akubo, GPN and Mr Abdulmalik
Mohammed, HDP.
Also on the list are ; Mr Alfa Oboy,
JMPP, Mr Jimoh Yusuf, MAJA, Mr
Mohammed Dangana, NCP, Mr Dele
Bello, GDPN, Mr Ibrahim Sheik, APGA,
Mr Emmanuel Orugun, ANRP, Mr
Ndakwo Tanko, ADP, Mr Abdulahi
Mohammed, A, Mr AbdulKabiru
Abdulwasiu, AAC, and Ephraim
Medupin, AD.
Others cleared to contest include Mr
Ukwuomu Idachaba, PPN, Mr Isa
Karimu Yakubu, PPN, Mr Moses Itodo
Idris, PPP and Mr Ayodele Ajibola of
the PRP.
The INEC list shows that only 24 out
of the 49 candidates that filed
nominations will contest the election.
INEC, few days ago announced the
rejection of 8 nominations and
withdrawal of 18 other parties from
the contest.
The rejected nominations in Kogi were
from the Action Peoples Party (APP)
and Democratic Peoples Party (DPP)
for nominating underage candidates of
34 years and 31years respectively.
Also rejected were Alliance National
Party (ANP) which nominated
underage deputy candidates of 32
years, Alliance Peoples Movement
(APM), 30 years, Alliance of Social
Democrats (ASD), 33 years and APP,
34 years.
Others were Movement for the
Restoration of Nigeria (MRDD), 33
years, Social Democratic Party (SDP),
34 years and United Progressives
Party (UPP), 33 years.
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