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INEC Releases List Of 20 Participating Parties, Candidates For Osun Guber Polls by solaugo(m): 1:08pm On Jul 31, 2014
With a little over a week to the August 9 governorship election in Osun State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday released the list of the 20 political parties and governorship candidates that will be contesting in the poll.

This is as the security agencies are making early moves to secure the state ahead of the election, with the deployment of over 5,000 operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS).

According to INEC, the parties and their candidates to be listed in the ballot papers during the election include: Action Alliance — Babatunde Oralusi (Governor), Hon. Adekunle Rufai (Deputy); Accord Party – Niyi Owolade (Governor), Opawuyi Bolaji Abdulganiyu (Deputy); ACPN — Olufemi Adeleke Hammed (Governor), Famiran Lawrence Olusola (Deputy); Action for Democracy — Senator Sunday Olawale Fajimi (Governor), Ogundele Kamarudeen Adeyemi (Deputy); African Democratic Congress — Comrade Ojo Gbenga Gabriel (Governor), Comrade Adebiyi Adedayo Segun (Deputy); All Progressive Alliance — Agboola Azeez Obasanjo (Governor), Oseni Kazeem Adebisi (Deputy); All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Akintunde Adebimpe Adetunji (Governor), Oladitan Olabode Joseph (Deputy); and All Progressives Congress (APC), Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola (Governor), Grace Titi Laoye-Tomori (Deputy).

Others include: Citizen Popular Party — Alhaji Rafio Shehu Anifowose A. (Governor), Raji Sofiyat Bodemi (Deputy); Labour Party — Akinbade Fatai Akinade (Governor), Adenipekun Michael Isola Tunde (Deputy); MPPP — Chief Babatunde Adetoro (Governor), Faremi Raphael (Deputy); NCP — Afolayanka Olanrewaju Jimoh (Governor), Akinlabi Babatope Sunday (Deputy); NNPP — Prince Adefare Segun Adegoke (Governor), Mrs. Adebowale A. Mujidat (Deputy); Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM) — Oludare Timothy Akinola (Governor), Wayilat Titilade Adeleye (Deputy).

Also listed for the election are Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) — Senator Iyiola Omisore (Governor), Rafiu Adejare Bello (Deputy); PPA — Ganiyu Abiodun Lawal (Governor), Mrs. Grace Mabayoje Ojofakuade (Deputy); UDP — Funso Toyin Bunmi (Governor), Phillip Samuel (Deputy); UPN — Adeoti Ibrahim Abiodun (Governor), Salokun Folasade Bukola (Deputy); UPP — Prince Victor Olusegun Adeniyi (Governor), Mrs. Christiana Oluwatoyin (Deputy); and SDP — Akinwusi Olusegun (Governor), Alhaja Rashidat Taiwo Olaigbe (Deputy).

The statement from INEC said Osun State has 30 local government areas and 332 registration areas. The state also has 3,010 polling units and 3379 voting points.

INEC, the statement said, has accredited 29 local and foreign observers to monitor the election.

Read more @ http://newsnownigeria.com.ng/inec-releases-list-of-20-participating-parties-candidates-for-osun-guber-polls/
Re: INEC Releases List Of 20 Participating Parties, Candidates For Osun Guber Polls by Descartes: 1:27pm On Jul 31, 2014
Let's go there!! cool
Hope no photochromic paper and ink this time around. tongue

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