INEC begins PVC distribution
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From Uchenna Inya, Abakaliki
A total of 250 candidates under various political parties will contest one governorship and 24 House of Assembly seats in Ebonyi State in next year’s general election.
Some of the governorship candidates include Chief Francis Nwifuru (APC), Splendor Oko Eze (LP), Chief Ifeanyi Odii (PDP), among others.
According to the final list of the governorship and House of Assembly candidates published by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the state and made available to Daily Sun on Sunday by the Head, Department of Voter Education and Publicity in the commission, Oko Victor Ndubuisi, 12 candidates will be contesting for the governorship seat while 238 will be running for House of Assembly positions.
Oko said three females are among the 12 candidates that are running for the governorship seat and listed their names and parties as Nwodom Lucy Chinwe (APGA), Nwankwo Martha Ebere (APP) and Nwinynya Juliet (ZLP).
He explained that 28 females will contest against 210 males for the 24 seats in the state House of Assembly.
Oko said four candidates will contest the Assembly seats under Accord Party, 15 under APM, 24 under ADC, 24 under ADP, 24 under APC, 13 under APGA, 2 under APP, 8 under DLA, 14 under LP, 24 under NDC, 24 under PDP, among others.
Oko disclosed that the final list of the governorship and the state House of Assembly candidates had been published at the INEC headquarters in Abakaliki following the timetable and schedule of activities for the 2027 general elections as approved by the commission and Section 32(1) of the Electoral Act, 2026 (as amended).
Meanwhile, the commission has commenced the distribution of the voter cards registered in 2025.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Mrs Pauline Onyeka, disclosed this to journalists in Abakaliki, the state capital, at the weekend.
She said the distribution, which commenced on the 9th of this month, will last for one week.
“We have started distribution of voter cards that were registered in 2025. The distribution will last for one week till the 15th of this week. It lasts between the hours of 8am and 4pm every day at Registration Area levels.
“After that, on the 16th, the distribution will be done at the local government level. We are equally doing display of claims and objections, after which it will be final display of the voter register,” she stated.
She opined that there would be no collection by proxy in the distribution and warned Electoral Officers against it.
She enjoined voters to collect their cards to vote for the candidates of their choices, describing the cards as their strength.
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