Seventy-four candidates will contest 9 by-elections to be held by the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee on February 3.
The by-elections turned crucial following the loss of life of some members of the nationwide and state homes of meeting.
By-elections can be held in two senatorial districts in Ebonyi South and Yobe East.
The elections would even be held in 4 federal constituencies: Shanga/Ngaski/Yauri in Kebbi; Surulere I in Lagos State; Akoko North East/Akoko North West in Ondo State, and Jalingo/Yorro/Zing in Taraba.
Candidates would additionally contest elections for vacant state meeting seats in Guma I in Benue, Chibok in Borno and Chikun in Kaduna State.
Eight of the 74 candidates vying for the 9 vacant positions are girls.
Three of the ten candidates vying for the one vacant seat in Chikun, Kaduna State are girls.
A complete of seven candidates are vying for positions in Borno, 9 in Kebbi and eleven in Lagos State, whereas there are eight candidates every in Ondo and Ebonyi states.
Benue and Yobe have 5 candidates every whereas Taraba has eleven candidates. There may be not a single feminine candidate within the three states.
INEC on Wednesday printed the private particulars and ultimate checklist of the candidates within the related state places of work.
The Nationwide Commissioner and Chairman, Info and Voter Schooling Committee of INEC, Mr Sam Olumekun, stated the checklist was additionally printed within the affected constituencies in accordance with the Electoral Act (2022).
“INEC is interesting to Nigerians to scrutinize the private particulars of candidates.
“Any aspirant who has participated within the primaries of his or her social gathering and has cheap grounds to imagine that the knowledge offered by a candidate is fake could contest the nomination.
“Such an aspirant is at liberty to file a swimsuit earlier than a Federal Excessive Court docket as offered within the Electoral Act,” he stated.
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