The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday released timetable for Senatorial and House of Representatives rerun elections across the country barring fresh candidates from participating in the contest.

The commission, in a release by the Secretary, Mrs Augusta Ogakwu, fixed February and March for the elections even as it disqualified some candidates from partaking in the exercise. It said only candidates and parties that partook in the March 28, 2015 National Assembly/presidential elections would be eligible for the rerun election.

In Abia, the commission disqualified the candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Mr. David Ogba Onuoha. It cleared the candidate of Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA), Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu and that of other parties .

In Anambra, the commission disqualified candidates of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC), Mrs Sharon Ikeazor. APC is only eligible to participate in the poll if Dr. Chris Ngige, currently Minister of Labour and Employment , who contested the March 28, 2015 poll, would resign and vie again.

Similarly, INEC disqualified APC candidates in the Kogi East and Central senatorial districts. It, however, gave green light to other parties that participated in the first election to contest in the new exercise.

In Rivers State where the three senatorial seats were cancelled by courts, the commission cleared all the candidates that contested the cancelled election. It equally cleared all the candidates for the House of Representatives seats in the state.

Giving reasons for barring some candidates, the commission explained that since it is not a general election, it is against the Electoral Act for fresh candidates to contest in the rerun, emphasising that the same candidates and the political parties that contested the first elections should take part.

According to the notice; “Following consultations with major stakeholders in the electoral process and the public interest in the subject, INEC at its meeting on Monday considered and approved dates for the conduct of elections as ordered by the Court of Appeal.

“Consequent upon the judgments of the court, the commission will conduct the elections in 69 of the constituencies with the same political parties and their candidates who participated in the annulled elections in Gombe, Adamawa, Kaduna, Plateau, Niger, Benue, Nasarawa, Kogi, Taraba, Imo, Abia, Anambra, Bayelsa, Akwa-Ibom, Cross River, and Rivers”.

Announcing that the elections would hold between February 13 and March 19, the commission specifically made it clear that only the same candidates and political parties that participated in the first election will take part in the rerun, adding that the Senate election in Abia North will be held in 43 polling booths.

The public notice further specified that while senatorial elections will take place in five states, like Abia, Imo, Akwa-Ibom, Benue and Rivers, House of Representatives and state Assembly polls will complete the rest reruns.

Giving more breakdown of the elections, INEC disclosed that in Rivers State, six state constituency elections will hold in 124 polling units, three senatorial seats and 12 federal constituencies will be contested in all the whole constituencies, adding that about 18 state assembly seats will be contested.

Concluding, INEC further noted on Rivers: “The commission further gives notice that the political parties and candidates entitled to participate in the elections in the other 11 constituencies are contained in detailed lists of elections.”

http://sunnewsonline.com/new/re-run-polls-inec-disqualifies-fresh-candidates

Hmmm.......
The date for the re_run is at hand..... They should be more serious now

BTW, I am first to comment for the first time


The Thunder wey go fire anyone that will remove my comments again, still dey go filling station to buy more fuel

Serious matter

So that AnamBra woman(ekwenife or something) has being disqualified?

In Anambra, the commission disqualified candidates of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC), Mrs Sharon Ikeazor. APC is only eligible to participate in the poll if Dr. Chris Ngige, currently Minister of Labour and Employment , who contested the March 28, 2015 poll, would resign and vie again.[b]In Anambra, the commission disqualified candidates of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC), Mrs Sharon Ikeazor. APC is only eligible to participate in the poll if Dr. Chris Ngige, currently Minister of Labour and Employment , who contested the March 28, 2015 poll, would resign and vie again.[/b]In Anambra, the commission disqualified candidates of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC), Mrs Sharon Ikeazor. APC is only eligible to participate in the poll if Dr. Chris Ngige, currently Minister of Labour and Employment , who contested the March 28, 2015 poll, would resign and vie again.



If Na you be Chris Ngige, you go resign abi.... Make inec chop sense oooo

Good talk.

jay2pee:
In Anambra, the commission disqualified
candidates of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
and All Progressives Congress (APC), Mrs
Sharon Ikeazor. APC is only eligible to
participate in the poll if Dr. Chris Ngige, currently
Minister of Labour and Employment , who
contested the March 28, 2015 poll, would resign
and vie again.[b]In Anambra, the commission disqualified
candidates of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
and All Progressives Congress (APC), Mrs
Sharon Ikeazor. APC is only eligible to
participate in the poll if Dr. Chris Ngige, currently
Minister of Labour and Employment , who
contested the March 28, 2015 poll, would resign
and vie again.[/b]In Anambra, the commission disqualified
candidates of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
and All Progressives Congress (APC), Mrs
Sharon Ikeazor. APC is only eligible to
participate in the poll if Dr. Chris Ngige, currently
Minister of Labour and Employment , who
contested the March 28, 2015 poll, would resign
and vie again.




If Na you be Chris Ngige, you go resign abi.... Make inec chop sense oooo

Then let APC forget the race. And BTW if his aim is to serve his people and not selfish interest why can't he resign?

And so APGA automatically wins the seat in Anambra ....

Now I see an unbiased umpire at work.

Inec i hail u.

Let the best candidate win

IAMLOOSEWEIGHT

Which election are they conducting in akwa ibom

Inec did not give reason why they disqualify Apga candidate in Abia North, because their candidate participate in the first election.

Gf

good

Its Good cos I don't trust all this political parties leadership, they will start shuffling candidates and causing more problems.

phemmie06:

Then let APC forget the race. And BTW if his aim is to serve his people and not selfish interest why can't he resign?

So serving as a minister is 'selfish interest'?

Some of you should learn to think before you post. It helps.

Ok

BaddieKay:
So that AnamBra woman(ekwenife or something) has being disqualified?

She will go back to PDP! Since both parties can't bring new candidates! And she will av aa straight victory since APC doesn't av any contestant!

phemmie06:

Then let APC forget the race. And BTW if his aim is to serve his people and not selfish interest why can't he resign?

The APGA candidate go dey dance shoki and skelewu together come spice am up with azonto and ethigi cuz Chris Ngige won't drop his portfolio or else if he would be allowed to manage both and PDP got no candidate. The guy go just dey roll for ground after reading this news

Now why would inec apply this measure of barring fresh candidates and yet condone it in Kogi? Let us be thinkers. That man should just pick this up as one of his cases against Inec

kelvincoll:
And so APGA automatically wins the seat in Anambra ....

Don't be too sure, Ekwenife will go back to PDP to contest her seat again! Trust me!

the same INEC that installed a governor in KOGI who didnt participate in the original election. i thought they said the party and not the candidates own the votes. Why are they suddenly insisting on candidates that took part in the original election? hypocrites

na wash

APC should strike a deal with a candidate from another party, who will later decamp to the party after winning the election.

. . .

The implication of this decision is that Ekwunife must go back to PDP to be eligible to contest. That will make her swing like pendulum.

Better put my name


I'm new and fresh.






ThefakeStan

veraiyke:
Now why would inec apply this measure of barring fresh candidates and yet condone it in Kogi? Let us be thinkers. That man should just pick this up as one of his cases against Inec

Kogi's decision was made not by the INEC but by those who believed that they're the Executive and the Judiciary combine.

Pavarottii:

Don't be too sure, Ekwenife will go back to PDP to contest her seat again! Trust me!

And her reason for coming back would be?what will she tell pdp was her reason for jumping ship ab-initio.