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The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) has replaced Michael Umeoji with former govenor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof. Charles Soludo, as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).
In a statement on Thursday evening in Abuja, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, said that the.Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) still does not have a candidate for the election.
According to him, this was the outcome of the commission’s meeting in which a number of issues including the nomination of candidates for the election was deliberated upon.
He said: “The commission met today (Thursday, August 19, 2021) and deliberated on a number of issues, including the nomination of candidates for the Anambra governorship election holding on November 6, 2021.
“The timetable and schedule of activities approved by the commission on January 18, 2021, provides for the withdrawal/substitution of candidates in line with Sec. 35 of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended).
“Accordingly, by the deadline of July 30, 2021, fixed by the commission, seven (7) governorship and eleven (11) deputy governorship candidates were substituted by eleven (11) out of the eighteen (18) political parties.
“Similarly, the commission was served with the judgement of the Court of Appeal (Kano Division) which set aside the judgement of the High Court of Jigawa State on the leadership of APGA and the nomination of its candidates for the Anambra Governorship election.
“The list of substitute candidates is attached to this Press Release. It has also been published on the commission’s website.”
He added that the final list of candidates will be published on October 7, 2021, as provided in the timetable and schedule of activities for the election.