Tag: CANDIDATES

2027: INEC displays Tinubu, VP’s credentials ahead of polls

Aminu Imam
INEC displays Tinubu, VP’s credentials

…As Tinubu omits Primary, Secondary school qualifications in EC9 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the public display of the personal particulars and academic credentials of presidential candidates for the 2027 general election, with the nomination documents of President Bola Tinubu and his running mate, Vice-President Kashim Shettima, now available for public inspection nationwide. The exercise, which took off yesterday, is in compliance with Section 29(3) of the Electoral Act, 2026, requiring the Commission to publish the credentials, personal particulars and affidavits submitted by candidates within 21 days…

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2023: Chieftain cautions APC against imposition of candidates

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Chief Ben Adaji, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba, has cautioned the party against imposition of candidates and party leaders, ahead of 2023 poll.Adaji said this when he spoke with with newsmen in Jalingo on Thursday.The chieftain, who is a former aspirant for the Ankpa, Omala and Olomaboro Federal constituency House of Representatives seat in Kogi, said that past experiences had shown that the practice had always resulted in negative consequences.Adaji noted that the fall of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2019, was largely…

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