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Adhere To Electoral Laws, INEC Tells Parties Ahead Of Ondo Election

The Commission urged all parties to adhere strictly to their guidelines, rules, and regulations outlined in their constitutions as well as all electoral laws in the conduct of their primaries next month.


30th March 2024 10:39 AM

The Independent National Electoral Commision's Resident Electoral Commissioner in Ondo state, Mrs Oluwatoyin Babalola, on Saturday, said no fewer than 19 political parties have notified the commission about the conduct of their primaries for the governorship election in the state.

Babalola noted that the political parties that have notified the commission include the All Progressives Congress, the Peoples Democratic Party, Accord Party, Action Alliance, African Action Congress, African Democratic Congress,  African Democratic Party, and the All Progressives Grand Alliance.

Others are the Allied Peoples Movement, the Action Peoples Party, the Boot Party, the Labour Party, the New Nigeria Peoples Party, the National Rescue Movement, the Peoples Redemption Party, the Social Democratic Party, the Youth Party, the Young Progressives Party and the Zenith Labour Party.

The REC said, “The commission received notification from the political parties for the conduct of primaries for the governorship election exercise billed to commence from April 6 to 27.”