The Accord Party (AP) candidates in Sokoto State on Wednesday protested their exclusion from the list of displayed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), IgbereTV reports
The candidates, who were led by the party’s governorship candidate in the state, Dr. Ibrahim Liman, addressed journalists in Sokoto.
Liman stressed the need for the candidates to inform their supporters, and all concerned citizens on the matter.
He said: “This is following the display of aspirants list under each political party by INEC, my name as gubernatorial candidate, along with other national and state assemblies, did not appear.
“This means the particulars of affected candidates were not duly uploaded on the INEC website by the national office of Accord Party.
“We had followed all the necessary steps, including primary elections, filling of relevant forms, affidavit and presenting the same to the National Accord office in Abuja accordingly