Kogi Guber: INEC Released Final list of 24 Candidates, and parties

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of 24 candidates and political parties that were deemed qualified to contest the November 16 governorship election in Kogi State.

INEC made the list available via notice board of it Lokoja office on Monday.

On the list, the incumbent governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello of the All Progressives Congress (APC) come first follow by others 23 other candidates.

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, Followed.

Other candidates and their parties that were on the list 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.

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.

Daily Trust report that The rejected nominations in Kogi were Action Peoples Party (APP) and Democratic Peoples Party (DPP) for nominating underage candidates of 34 years and 31 years 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.

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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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