INEC clears 18 parties for governorship election in Ekiti

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(Nigeria) The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Tuesday, said candidates of 18  political parties have been cleared to contest the June 21 governorship election in Ekiti State.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in the state, Alhaji Halilu Pai, announced this in Ado-Ekiti. 
Four women, who will contest the position of deputy governor, were among those cleared to contest.
They are Prof Modupe Adelabu, who is the running mate to the incumbent governor, Mrs Bolanle Bruce who stands on the platform of Labour Party, Mrs taiwo Phebe of Action Alliance and Mrs Adegoro Adolu of the National Conscience Party.
The list includes the incumbent governor. Dr Kayode Fayemi of the APC, a former governor Chief Ayo Fayose of the PDP,  Mr Opeyemi Bamidele of the Labour Party, Mr Kole Ajayi, of the Accord Party and Mr Opeyemi Akinyemi of the Action Alliance.
Citizens Popular Party, CPP, is fielding Mr Ayodele Olayinka while Social Democratic Party, SDP, has Mr Adekola Ayo as its candidate.
Other parties are KOWA Party which is fielding Pastor Ade Joseph, National Conscience Party, NCP, with  Mr Ilesanmi Emmanuel, Mega Progressive Peoples Party, MPPP, with Mr Akinbola Joseph, and United Democratic Party, UDP, with  Mr Adeniyi Philip.
Others are Allied Congress Party of Nigeria, ACPN, which has Mr Peter Bamigbade and African Democratic Congress, ADC, with Mr Okoko Bola.
Also on the list are African People’s Alliance, APA, with Mr Adebayo Ogunlola, as its candidate and Progressive Peoples Alliance, PPA, which has Mr Animasanu Goke, as its candidate, Alliance for Democracy, with Mr Osekita Victor,  People’s Democratic Change, with Mr. banjo Gboyega and Peoples Party of Nigeria, which has Mr Gbenga Adekunle as candidate.

Pai said that the parties have until May 18, 2014 to substitute names of any of their candidates. 

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