No less than ten gubernatorial candidates’ running mates were missing as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) published particulars of candidates of political parties ahead of the 2023 general elections
The names of running mates of 10 out of the 15 gubernatorial candidates in Oyo State whose personal particulars were displayed by the INEC are conspicuously missing.
Those parties with governorship but without deputy governorship candidates include: New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Action Alliance (AA), Young Progressives Party (YPP), All Progressives Congress (APC), African Democratic Congress (ADC), Labour Party (LP).
Others without deputy governorship candidates displayed are the Boot party (BP), Social Democratic Party (SDP), Action Democratic Party (ADP) and Action Peoples Party (APP).
Similarly 3 political parties gubernatorial candidates were not among those whose particulars were pasted by the commission.
As displayed, 15 parties out of the 18 registered political parties have governorship candidates for the 2023 election in the state.
They are Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Accord Party (AP) and Peoples Redemption Party (PRP).
Insideoyo