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Breaking: PDP lost out, as INEC publishes list of Anambra gubernatorial aspirants
By Laraba Ajibda
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has published the list of candidates for the November 6 Governorship election in Anambra State.
In the list published on Friday, the Commission, in accordance with court orders, has dropped the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Mr Valentine Ozigbo.
National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education, Barrister Festus Okoye in a statement made available to CAPITAL POST announced that the Commission met yesterday and will continue to act in consonance with the Constitution and the law and will continue to obey the judgments and orders of courts served on it. ”
In addition the Commission “considered the List/personal particulars of candidates nominated by the various political parties for the Anambra State Governorship
election scheduled to hold on 6 Novermber 2021.
“The Commission also considered and took cognizance of the Judgments/Court Orders served on it in relation to the primaries the political parties and other processes leading to the election.
“In line with section 31(3) of the Electoral Act, 2010(as amended) the personal particulars of the candidates will be published in the Commissions Notice Board in Awka, Anambra State while the names of the candidates, their gender, party, and the Commissions decision/ remarks are herein attached.”