INEC publishes names of candidates for Ondo governorship election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the list of governorship candidates and their running mates for the November 16 governorship election in Ondo state.

The particulars of candidates and their political parties were displayed on Saturday at the INEC office in Akure and the local government offices in the state.

The list has the names of governorship candidates and their running mates for 17 political parties.

Thefrontrank reports that the display of the names of the candidates is in line with the 2022 Electoral Act.

“As indicated in our Press Release dated 23rd May 2024, the Commission today (Saturday) published the personal particulars and academic credentials of candidates and their running mates (Form EC9) for the Ondo State Governorship election at the State office in Akure for public scrutiny,” INEC stated.

Thefrontrank learnt that some of the political parties used a “placeholder” for the slot of the deputy governorship.

The governorship candidates and their deputies are:

All Progressives Congress, Lucky Aiyedatiwa and his deputy, Olayide Adelami

People’s Democratic Party, Agboola Ajayi, deputy, Samuel Ogunmusi

Accord Party, Ajibola Falaiye, deputy, Samuel lkuyajolu

Action Alliance, Omolere Akinuli, deputy, Oluwatosin Adeyemi

African Action Congress, Oluwaseyi Ajayi, deputy, Abiodun Lijofi

All Progressive Grand Alliance, Olatunji Popoola, deputy, Ayorinde Adedeji

Allied Peoples Movement, lsaac Ogunfeyimi, deputy, Arowolo Afolabi.

Action Peoples Party, Babatunde Fadoju, deputy, Olarewaju Ajagunna

African Democratic Congress, Adeyemi Nejo, deputy, Rasheed Ibrahim

Labour Party, Ayodele Olorunfemi, deputy, Olabisi Adu

New Nigeria People’s Party, Oluwatosin Ayeni, deputy, Abike Omoyugbo

Peoples Redemption Party, Babatunde Alli, deputy, Olusegun Famesa.

Also, Social Democratic Party, Olusegun Oyebolu, deputy, Gift Dada

Young Progressives Party, Otitoloju Akinmurele, deputy, Ayodele Obe

Youth Party, Kehinde Adegoke, deputy, Otitoleke Olupitan

Zenith Labour Party, Abbas Mimiko, deputy, Opeyemi Fadoju.

According to INEC schedule, the final list of candidates for the Ondo State Governorship Election will be published on June 18, after which substitution by the political parties would have been effected.