It was gathered that some of the parties that conducted parallel primary elections submitted different candidates' lists. To authenticate their lists, these candidates are plotting with some staff of the electoral commission to accept their preferred lists as genuine.

Some politicians have approached the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to substitute some names on the list of candidates submitted by their political parties, SaharaReporters has learnt.

Multiple sources, who spoke with our correspondent on Tuesday, alleged that the politicians are conniving with some officials of the electoral body to manipulate the names on the list.

It was gathered that some of the parties that conducted parallel primary elections submitted different candidates' lists. To authenticate their lists, these candidates are plotting with some staff of the electoral commission to accept their preferred lists as genuine.

INEC had announced October 18 as the deadline for all political parties participating in the 2019 general election to submit names of their candidates.

However, SaharaReporters exclusively learnt that some party candidates, whose names had been omitted by their various parties, are now being added.

One of the sources disclosed that the "moneybags" in the affected parties are desperately moving round in Abuja to ensure the change of these names at the INEC office.

"These politicians are mostly from the major political parties, APC and PDP. They are colluding with their party chairmen to perpetrate this illegality," said the source.
"Many of them, in their desperate bid, are conniving with some officials of INEC at the ICT unit to substitute those names.

"Don't forget that the deadline given by the commission to the parties to submit all names of the candidates contesting for either the National Assembly or presidency ahead of 2019 general election has elapsed.

"So, what they are doing now is an act of illegality because it's against the electoral act. And it is good we call the attention of INEC to this to investigate its officers at the ICT unit of the commission. In fact, as I am speaking with you now, some incumbent members of the National Assembly who believe they hold the grip in Abuja are the ones championing this illegality for their political parties."

Another source, who confirmed the act, said the candidates are trying to get new CF002 forms that will enable them input names of their preferred candidates in the final list.

"They are moving around with the chairmen of their various political parties, and pressurising them to sign new CF002 forms to facilitate the illegal substitution of these names," he said.

http://saharareporters.com/2018/10/23/politicians-colluding-inec-officials-alter-submitted-lists-candidates

This is Nigeria

This country ehn

Wetin person no dey hear for this country

APC is a scam

Still confirming that INEC of course is still not independent.This is a dangerous trend for 2019.

This present INEC is a disgrace

That is PDP's way of life na.

Soon all these will be a thing of the past!
Because come 2019, we will be Atikulating then

It is so so pathetic...i am just sick and tired of the kind of politics we play in this country...like who does that?


Scam everywhere

This is Nigeria

That's an organization that is supposed to be independent... Now they are being controlled by "superpowers"

Apc nah baba..evil party

pdp is a tragedy Buhari will send all these pdp looters to jail

INEC is useless...

Ppbran:
This is Nigeria

According to Falz.

He was so right that criminal elements fearing exposure were vicious in their verbal attack against him.

Whenever something causes a huge outcry, 90% of the time it's because it is spot on. Like Trump and shit-hole.

If we don't do something about Buhari in 2019, Buhari is gonna kill us all. Atiku is not a saint,but is an option we must consider come 2019. We have seen the "saint",the "Mr intergrity" how he has turn the country into a banana republic. When u here Buharis name,what should come to mind is delete.......delete.... delete!

This is Nigeria, where everything is possible

INEC under Yakubu is not capable of doing anything fair.

Na so we see am oo

Sahara reporters and unverified stories.

Sowere this campaign of deceit wouldn't help your course ooh

DogmaNation:
If we don't do something about Buhari in 2019, Buhari is gonna kill us all. Atiku is not a saint,but is an option we must consider come 2019. We have seen the "saint",the "Mr intergrity" how he has turn the country into a banana republic. When u here Buharis name,what should come to mind is delete.......delete.... delete!

There's nothing like a lesser evil. What is evil is evil. You can't change the personality of a man, u can only package him for the time being
Both Atiku and Buhari have nothing to offer. They both are scams(one shouted change to gain power while the other is shouting restructuring without giving us his strategy on how to restructure), they are packaged by their benefactors to gain advantage of the masses. They both should give way for someone better.

There's also no difference between those supporting Buhari and the ones shouting Atiku up and down.

The day we stop all these packaging of expired products (Buhari and Atiku), then we can know if we want to move forward.

BTW, you have watched too much of WWE, Bray Wyatt and Matt Hardy that's why u talked about delete delete delete...

Hmmm! Dem go blame Buhari now oooo. Sai Buhari!

kworuption everywhere you GO under the lifeless terrorist.

hmmm this nigeria

Is this this the same INEC that prof Jega headed and delivered on 2015 elections. l doubt !

kingkakaone:

There's nothing like a lesser evil. What is evil is evil. You can't change the personality of a man, u can only package him for the time being
Both Atiku and Buhari have nothing to offer. They both are scams(one shouted change to gain power while the other is shouting restructuring without giving us his strategy on how to restructure), they are packaged by their benefactors to gain advantage of the masses. They both should give way for someone better.

There's also no difference between those supporting Buhari and the ones shouting Atiku up and down.

The day we stop all these packaging of expired products (Buhari and Atiku), then we can know if we want to move forward.

BTW, you have watched too much of WWE, Bray Wyatt and Matt Hardy that's why u talked about delete delete delete...

I don't watch wwe. I only saw Hardy behaving like a paranoid individual on a few occasion on TV.

Yes,I agree with you, they have amounted to no good n I would have gladly voted for a younger aspirant,if they have been in a party with a strong structure. I want Buhari out of d bloody way. I can't lose my vote on a lone wolf that can't win a single State.

Ekiti N Osun elections too.