Thirty-seven candidates will contest Oyo state governorship seat comes 2019 general elections, the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports.
NAN reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) in Oyo state displayed the list of the 37 governorship candidates at its headquarters in Ibadan on Friday.
The list showed that 37 out of 49 registered political parties that are functional in the state have governorship candidates.
Among the candidates are Oluseyi Makinde of the People’s Democratic Party, Saheed Ajadi of Accord Party and Adebayo Adelabu of the All Progressives Party.
Also on the list are Adebayo Alao-Akala of the Action Democratic Party, Akeem Ayodele of the Alliance for Democracy, Olaide Olayiwola of the KOWA Party among others.
Speaking with NAN correspondent on the display of the candidates’ list, Mr Mutiu Agboke, the Resident Electoral Commissioner(REC) in Oyo state, said ”display of the candidates’ list is part of the electoral processes.
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