{"id":28402,"date":"2024-04-22T16:23:28","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T16:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=28402"},"modified":"2024-04-22T16:23:28","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T16:23:28","slug":"inec-unveils-final-list-of-candidates-and-campaign-schedule-for-edo-gubernatorial-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/04\/22\/inec-unveils-final-list-of-candidates-and-campaign-schedule-for-edo-gubernatorial-election\/","title":{"rendered":"INEC Unveils Final List of Candidates and Campaign Schedule for Edo Gubernatorial Election"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex-1 overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-ljvgb-79elbk h-full\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-ljvgb-1n7m0yu\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-9\">\n<div class=\"w-full text-token-text-primary\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-111\">\n<div class=\"px-4 py-2 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 text-base mx-auto gap-3 juice:gap-4 juice:md:gap-6 md:px-5 lg:px-1 xl:px-5 md:max-w-3xl lg:max-w-[40rem] xl:max-w-[48rem]\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-full flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"0807b8d7-70e2-4ccd-be44-91191015951f\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert dark\">\n<p>The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially released the definitive roster of candidates for the forthcoming Edo State Governorship Election, along with the timeline for campaign activities.<\/p>\n<p>According to Sam Olumekun, the National Commissioner &amp; Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee at INEC, a total of 17 political parties have put forward candidates for the election. Among them, 16 candidates are male, while one candidate is female. The comprehensive list, featuring candidates&#8217; demographic information including age, educational background, and disability status, has been made accessible at INEC&#8217;s office in Edo State. Additionally, it has been uploaded to the Commission&#8217;s website and social media platforms to ensure widespread public awareness.<\/p>\n<p>Following the publication of the final candidates&#8217; list, political parties are now authorized to initiate public campaign activities. The campaign period is scheduled to commence from Wednesday, April 24, 2024, and will run until midnight on Thursday, September 19, 2024. This campaign window aligns with the stipulated timelines outlined in items 8 and 12 of the Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the gubernatorial election.<\/p>\n<p>With this announcement, the stage is set for an engaging and dynamic campaign season as parties vie for the support of the electorate in Edo State.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially released the definitive roster of candidates for the forthcoming Edo State Governorship Election, along with the timeline for campaign activities. According to Sam Olumekun, the National Commissioner &amp; Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee at INEC, a total of 17 political parties have put forward [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":28403,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172,186],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-politics"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28402","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28402"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28402\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28441,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28402\/revisions\/28441"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}