The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 17 political parties have fielded candidates for the Sept 21 Edo governorship election.
INEC stated this in a statement by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee Mr Sam Olumekun, in Abuja on Wednesday.
He said that the personal particulars of the candidates and their running mates would be published by the commission on March 30 in line with Section 29(3) of the Electoral Act, 2022.
Olumekun appealed to Nigerians to scrutinise the documents when published.
He said that any aspirant who participated in his/her party primaries with reasonable grounds to believe that the information provided by the candidate was false could challenge the nomination.
He added that such could be challenged in a Federal High Court as provided in Section 29(5) of the Electoral Act, 2022.
