The
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has cleared six
political parties and their candidates for the Ifako Ijaiye Federal
Constituency of Lagos State bye-elections scheduled for December 3.
The commission disclosed this in a statement issued by its Secretary, Mrs Augusta Ogakwu on Tuesday in Abuja.
The statement also disclosed that four
political parties and their candidates were equally cleared for Garki
Ward Councillorship of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), FCT, fixed
also for the same day.
The parties and candidates cleared to
contest the vacant Ifako/Ijaiye seat of Lagos state in the House of
Representatives are Akinwunmi Olaitan of the All Progressives Congress
(APC) , Babatope Akinyele of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Others are Ajiboye Olorunnisomo of the
Social Democratic Party (SDP), Yusuf Fatai of the Action Alliance (AA),
Adebayo Akanbi, Alliance for Democracy (AD) and Olugbenga Owolabi of the
African Democratic Congress (ADC).
The seat became vacant following the
death of the member who represented the constituency in the house, Mr
Adewale Oluwatayo, in July.
The candidates and political parties
also cleared for the Garki Ward Councillorship, AMAC, were Hamza Lima
(APC) and Danladi Jezhi (PDP).
Others are Ikechukwu Nwabuaja, All Progressive Ground Alliance(APGA) and Sidiku Emmanuel of the National Conscience Party (NCP).
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INEC clears six parties for Lagos bye-elections, four in FCT
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