AHEAD of the July 15 deadline, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that the African Action Congress (AAC) and New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) are yet to upload details of their candidates for various elective positions on the nomination portal for the 2023 general elections.
INEC, in a statement by its national commissioner, information and voter education, Festus Okoye, said all political parties that conducted valid primaries had been asked to upload details of their candidates on its nomination portal from July 1 to July 15.
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“However, two political parties, the African Action Congress (AAC) and New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), are yet to upload a single nomination to the portal.
“The Commission hereby reminds all political parties that the deadline is Friday 15th July 2022. The portal will automatically shut down at 6:00pm on that date.”
Okoye said the Commission has so far processed 6,995 nomination forms uploaded by 16 out of 18 political parties for the constituencies where they intend to sponsor candidates.
“Meanwhile, the Commission has continuously responded to requests for the issuance of Certified True Copies (CTCs) of documents mainly arising from the conduct of party congresses, primaries and nomination of candidates. The number of requests processed has now risen to one million, six hundred and sixty-two thousand, nine hundred and eighty seven (1,662,987) pages of documents.
“Sadly, in spite of the Commission’s effort, 147 out of 476 requests processed as at today involving 5,646 pages are yet to be collected by applicants. The Commission appeals to prospective litigants to come forward and collect the certified copies of the documents,” the statement added.
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