7 governorship aspirants disqualified by INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has disqualified seven party's state gubernatorial candidates for failing to submit the names of their running mates before the final date as contained in the electoral law.The parties are as follows:


According to VANGUARD, the parties and the states affected by the disqualification according to the INEC, are the Peoples Party of Nigeria, PPN, in Delta State; Labour Party, LP, in Niger State and the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, in Ogun State. Others are the Unity Party of Nigeria, UPN, in Oyo state; United Democratic Party, UDP, in Rivers State; and Peoples Democratic Movement, PDM, in Sokoto and Zamfara states respectively.