...Presidential,
governorship campaigns begin Nov 18, Dec 1
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
on Monday sounded a note of warning to political parties to as a matter of
urgency begin the submission of list of candidates (Form CF002) and their
personal particulars (Forms CF001) from October 10 to18, 2018 for presidential
and National Assembly elections.
The commission added that the submission of forms for
governorship and state assembly elections will begin from October 22 to November 2, 2018.
It further disclosed that going by the provisions of
the Electoral Act and the timetable and schedule of activities issued by the commission,
campaign for presidential and National Assembly elections will commence on November
18, 2018, while governorship and state assembly elections begin on December 1,
2018.
To this end, INEC called upon political parties and
candidates to strictly adhere to these dates.
INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, stated this while
delivering his welcome address at the Commonwealth Election Professionals (CEP)
workshop for the Commonwealth African Region in Abuja.
Yakubu, noted that the theme of the workshop ‘Strengthening
Electoral Democracy in the Commonwealth African Region’ is topical and
relevant, more so that participants are drawn mainly from middle-level
officials who actually conduct elections in the field.
According to him, this workshop is coming in the
middle of activities for the 2019 general elections, adding that with the
conclusion of primaries by political parties yesterday, "the next
activities is the commencement of the process of nomination of candidates to
the commission."
He said: "May I seize this opportunity to remind
political parties that the dates for the submission of list of candidates (Form
CF001) for presidential and National Assembly elections is October 10 to 18, 2018,
while governorship and state assembly elections is October 22 to November 2,
2018.
"The Commission will receive the submission form
from political parties at Aso Hall at the International Conference Centre,
Abuja, from 9:00a.m. to 4:00p.m. daily."
The INEC Boss, revealed that, although the commission
has not communicated these dates to all political parties, "let me
reiterate that there will be no extension of time.
"Similarly, in making submissions to the
commission, the covering letters as well as the list of candidates must be duly
signed by the national chairmen and national secretaries of political parties
in line with the commission’s guidelines."
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