The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday gave all the political parties seeking to participate in the July 14 governorship election in Ekiti State May 15 deadline to submit the names of their candidates and their running mates or be counted out of the process.
The National Organising Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Col. Austin Akobundu (retd.), disclosed this while handing over the nomination form to the party’s governorship candidate, Prof. Kolapo Olusola, in Abuja.
Akobundu also said candidate must give the same form to his running mate. He urged both candidates to submit their forms to the national secretariat by next Monday.
“The Independent National Electoral Commission has given us May 15 deadline within which all the political parties must submit the names of their governorship candidates.
“Therefore, you (Olusola) must submit your form and that of your running mate to us latest by Monday. If you don’t have a running mate, I’m available, please. But let the forms get to us on time as stated.”
Recall that Prof. Kolapo Olusola was declared winner of the party's primary by a Committee led by the Delta state governor, Ifeanyi Okowa. He defeated his sole rival, the former National Publicity Secretary of the party, Prince Adeyeye at a peaceful exercise conducted in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital.
