INEC releases timetable for candidates' verification
INEC has released the timetable for the verification of the particulars of the parties' gubernatorial and presidential candidates.
The verification of governorship candidates would begin on Jan. 19 to Jan 21, while that of presidential candidates has been fixed for January, 22 and January, 23 at INEC headquarters in Abuja.
In a statement released by the Secretary of the commission, Alhaji Abubakar Jauro, said that the exercise would hold between 11.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. and 3.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m.
The governorship candidates of Accord Party, AA, ACD, ACPN, AD, ADC, APLP and PRP would come for morning exercise, while NCP, APN, APS, ARP, BNPP, CDC, CPN and CPP would attend the afternoon session on January, 19. On January, 20, INEC would verify the documents of the candidates of AC, DC, DPA, UDP, FRESH, DPP, HDP, LDPN and JP, while those from LP, MDJ, MMN, MRDD, UNPP, NAC, NAP, NP, APGA would be verified in the afternoon.
INEC would verify NDP, NEPP, NMDP, NNPP, NPC, NRP, NSDP, PDP governorship candidates in the session on Jan. 21, as well as those of PMP, NUP, PAC, PPA, PP, ANPP, PSP, RPN in the afternoon session.
For the presidential candidates, ANPP, ACPN, ADC, CPP, APS, BNPP would have their documents verified early on Monday, Jan. 22, while PDP, MMN, HDP, FDP, NDP, RPN, NUP would have their turn in the afternoon.
On Tuesday, January, 23, AC, DPP, NPC, PPA, APLP, AD, NMDP would have their turn in the morning, while the documents of ND, NNPP, NCP, PRP, PMP, NAC, APGA presidential candidates would be verified in the afternoon.
``This exercise is for the purpose of verifying the documents and information presented by the political parties. It is in the best interest of candidates to avail themselves of the opportunity to address issues raised in petitions against them'' the statement added.