Tag: The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)

2023: Obi picks Doyin Okupe as interim running mate

Abibat Babalola

To beat the deadline by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the submission of names for the 2023 general election, the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has picked and submitted former presidential spokesman, Doyin Okupe, as his running mate. The selection however stands as an interim measure as Okupe will be substituted on or before August when the substantive Vice Presidential Candidate of the party emerges from the ongoing rounds of consultations on the matter. Okupe who hails from Ogun state is a Nigerian physician…

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INEC Gives Atiku, Tinubu, Obi, Others 8 days to Present Running Mates

Abibat Babalola

Muslim-Muslim ticket likely as Presidential candidates In last-minute rush for running mates Political parties are required to upload the details of their candidates for each constituency to the INEC Candidate Nomination Portal The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has given all presidential candidates of the 18 registered political parties eight days to pick and submit the list of their vice-presidential candidates. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this on Thursday in Abuja at a meeting with the Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs). This means that the presidential candidates of the Peoples…

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