With today being the deadline for the substitution of candidates for the presidential election, the stage has been set for President Goodluck Jonathan and General Muhammadu Buhari, among other presidential candidates, to square up against one another, as their political parties can no longer replace them as their parties’ standard-bearers.
With this, the Independent National Election Commission (INEC) would
print their names on the ballot papers, whether or not any of them
decides to opt out of the presidential election.
The same also applies to candidates vying for National Assembly posts across the country.
However, the governorship and state assembly aspirants have up till
January 13 to either withdraw or have their parties submit substitutes
to INEC in their place.
The presidential and National Assembly elections are billed to hold on
February 14 while that of the governorship and state assembly will hold
on February 28.
According to the electoral guidelines released by INEC, today is the
last day for withdrawal of candidates and replacement of withdrawn
candidates by political parties.
This is in accordance with Section 35 of the Electoral Act 2010, which
provides for political parties to make up their minds on their
candidates not later than 45 days before the election.
Besides Jonathan and Buhari, other presidential candidates include
Tunde Anifowose-Kelani who will be contesting on the Action Alliance
platform; Prof. Comfort Oluremi Sonaiya - Kowa Party; Chief Chekwas
Okorie - United Progressives Party; and Chief Martin Onovo - and
National Conscience Party.
Others are Dr. Ibrahim Nani - African Democratic Congress; Godson Okoye
- United Democratic Party; Rafiu Salau - Alliance for Democracy; Kelvin
Alagoa - Peoples Party of Nigeria.
The Allied Congress Party of Nigeria will be fielding Alhaji Ganiyu
Oseni; African Peoples Alliance, Alhaji Adebayo Ayeni; and Hope
Democratic Party, Ambrose Owuru.
This comes as INEC has redeployed its Resident Electoral Commissioners
(RECs) in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) ahead of
the 2015 general election.
In a letter dated 24th December 2014 and signed by the Secretary to the
Commission, Mrs. Augusta C. Ogakwu, the RECs were directed to conclude
all hand over and taking over formalities by Wednesday, 31st December,
2014.
Their redeployment is as follows:
S/N
NAME STATE OF ORIGIN NEW POSTING
01
Prof. O.E. Onukaogu Abia
Enugu
02
Prof. Tukur Sa’ad Adamawa Bauchi
03
Ahmed Makama Bauchi
Taraba
04
Mike Igini
Delta Edo
05
Selina Omagha Oko Ebonyi Abia
06
Edwin Offor Nwatarali Enugu
Anambra
07
Sadiq Abubakar Musa Kaduna
Sokoto
08
Jibrin Ibrahim Zarewa Kano
Kebbi
09
Hussaini Ahmed Mahuta Katsina
Kaduna
10 Abubakar
Umar Garba Wara Kebbi Zamfara
11
Emmanuel Onucheyo Kogi Kwara
12 Rufus
O. Akeju Lagos
Oyo
13
Abdullahi Umar Danyaya Niger
Nasarawa
14
Timothy A. Ibitoye Osun Ogun
15
A.L. Ogunmola Oyo
Osun
16 Barito
Lenusikpugi Kphagih Rivers Bayelsa
17
Haliru A. Tambuwal Sokoto Jigawa
18
Kassim Gana Geidam Yobe Gombe
19
Ibrahim Bagobiri Marafa Zamfara Katsina
20
Aniedi Ikoiwak Akwa-Ibom
Delta
21
Habu Zarma Gombe
Yobe
22
Akin Orebiyi Ogun
Lagos
23
Hussaini Halilu Pai FCT
Kogi
24 Kwanga
Godwin Mbatsavbee Benue Plateau
25
Sylvester Okey Ezeani Anambra
Cross River
26
Minkaila Abdullahi Jigawa Kano
27
Lawrence Azubuike Imo Ebonyi
28
Sam Olugbadebo Olumekun Ondo
Ekiti
29
Istifanus Ishaku Dafwang Plateau Benue
30
Gesila Khan Bayelsa
River
31
Samuel Madaki Taraba
Borno
32
Gabriel Ada Cross
River Imo
33
Jacob Shekwonudu Jatau
Nasarawa FCT
34
Baba Abba Yusuf Borno
Adamawa
35
Segun Agbaje Ekiti
Ondo
36
Nasir Ayilara Kwara
Niger
37
Austine Okojie Edo
Akwa-Ibom
Source: ThisDay Online
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