INEC publishes final list of 17 candidates for FCT council poll

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has released the last database of 17 candidates for the 2026 Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Area Council elections scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 12, 2026.

Mr Sam Olumekun, the INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC), made the disclosure successful a connection issued connected Tuesday successful Abuja.

He said that the work followed the decision of the statutory play for withdrawal and substitution of candidates arsenic stipulated by law.

INEC had connected Aug.18 published the idiosyncratic particulars of candidates that emerged from primaries conducted by governmental parties.

Olumekun recalled that a full of 17 governmental parties submitted details of their candidates’ (Form EC9) by the deadline of 6 p.m connected Monday, Aug. 11.

“With the work of this last list, nary further withdrawal oregon replacement of candidates volition beryllium allowed, but successful the unfortunate lawsuit of the decease of a campaigner oregon moving mate earlier predetermination day, arsenic provided by Section 34(1) of the Electoral Act,” Olumekun said.

He added that the broad database of candidates, detailing their governmental parties, age, gender, and world qualifications, had been uploaded to INEC’s website and societal media platforms for nationalist accusation and scrutiny.

(NAN)

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