The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied a publication circulating on-line purporting to be a particular announcement by the fee on governorship candidates in six states.
In a public discover posted on its X deal with on Monday, INEC stated the publication claimed there have been points affecting the listing of governorship candidates in Zamfara, Gombe, Delta, Plateau, Yobe and Kano states.
The fee stated the publication was fake and didn’t originate from it.
It urged members of the general public to ignore the publication and chorus from sharing it.
INEC suggested the general public to rely solely on data issued by way of its verified communication channels, together with its web site at http://inecnigeria.org, its Facebook web page, INEC Nigeria, its X and Instagram handles, @inecnigeria, and its information portal at http://inecnews.com.
The fee additionally stated any data suggesting that it had issued a particular announcement regarding governorship candidates in the talked about states was false.
It known as on the general public to stay vigilant and confirm all electoral data by way of its official channels to keep away from being misled.
For enquiries, the fee listed its name centre line, 0700-CALL-INEC, brief code 4632, telephone numbers 090844444333 and 09050858629, e-mail [email protected], and its web site and information portal.
On Saturday, the fee revealed the ultimate listing of 936 governorship/deputy governorship candidates and 9,692 State Houses of Assembly candidates nominated by 21 political events forward of the 2027 common elections.
However, the lists revealed on the INEC web site on Saturday night time didn’t embrace the governorship candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in Ogun, Gombe and Kano states.
The affected candidates included the PDP candidate in Ogun State, Hon. Oladipupo Adebutu; the PDP candidate in Gombe State, a former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami; and the NDC governorship candidate in Kano State, Comrade Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo.
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