The Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC), has launched the ultimate listing of 17 candidates for the 2026 Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Space Council elections scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 12, 2026.
Mr Sam Olumekun, the INEC Nationwide Commissioner and Chairman, Data and Voter Training Committee (IVEC), made the disclosure in an announcement issued on Tuesday in Abuja.
He mentioned that the publication adopted the conclusion of the statutory interval for withdrawal and substitution of candidates as stipulated by regulation.
INEC had on Aug.18 printed the private particulars of candidates that emerged from primaries carried out by political events.
Olumekun recalled {that a} whole of 17 political events submitted particulars of their candidates’ (Kind EC9) by the deadline of 6 p.m on Monday, Aug. 11.
“With the publication of this closing listing, no additional withdrawal or substitute of candidates might be allowed, besides within the unlucky occasion of the dying of a candidate or working mate earlier than election day, as supplied by Part 34(1) of the Electoral Act,” Olumekun mentioned.
He added that the great listing of candidates, detailing their political events, age, gender, and tutorial {qualifications}, had been uploaded to INEC’s web site and social media platforms for public data and scrutiny.
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