Aiyedatiwa, Agboola, 15 others make the final list of Ondo Guber candidates
Ondo Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ajayi Agboola of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Olorunfemi Ayodele of the Labour Party (LP) and Akingboye Benson of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) are among 17 that made the final list of the governorship candidates for the November 16 elections in Ondo State.
The list of 17 candidates and their deputies did not contain any woman while the candidate of the African Democratic Congress is the only candidate with disability with 35-year-old Adegoke Paul of Youth Party (YP) the youngest candidate.
A statement by the Commission on Thursday said public campaign for the election would officially open on Wednesday, July 19, 2204 and close 24 hours before the elections.
A statement signed by National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun said 17 political parties will be contesting the election scheduled for November 16.
The statement said that while none of the 17 political parties nominated a woman for the election, the African Democratic Congress nominated a person with disability for the poll.
Political Parties are now permitted to start campaign in public from Wednesday 19th June 2024 and end at midnight on Thursday 14th November 2024 as indicated in items 8 and 12 of the Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the election.
“As parties commence this critical phase of the election, the Commission once again reminds candidates, agents and their supporters of the provision of the law and the Commission’s guidelines governing such activity.
“For emphasis, parties shall conduct their campaigns with civility and decorum devoid of inciting language, violence, voter inducement and other infractions in accordance with the provisions of Section 92-97 of the Electoral Act 2022.
“The Ondo State Governorship Election is scheduled to hold on Saturday 16th November 2024”.
