Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has registered 304 candidates from various political parties to contest elective positions in Borno, ahead of the 2027 general elections.
INEC’s Head of Department, Voter Education and Publicity in Borno, Malam Shuaibu Maina, disclosed this in an interview on Tuesday in Maiduguri.
Maina said the list was made up of 13 governorship, 15 presidential, 28 senatorial, 57 House of Representatives and 191 House of Assembly candidates.
He said the candidates represented various political parties, including Accord, Action Alliance, Action Peoples Party, African Action Congress, African Democratic Congress, All Progressives Congress, Allied Peoples’ Movement, Labour Party and National Rescue Movement.
Others, he said, were National Democratic Congress, New Nigeria Peoples Party, Peoples Democratic Party, People’s Redemption Party, Social Democratic Party, Young Progressives Party and Zenith Labour Party.
On the ongoing continuous voter registration, Maina said the commission commenced the distribution of permanent voter cards (PVCs) on Sept. 9 at the ward level.
He explained that the PVCs had been returned to INEC offices at local government areas for onward distribution to their owners, particularly those who registered during the first phase of the exercise.
Maina expressed the commission’s commitment to ensuring that all eligible registrants received their PVCs before the commencement of the 2027 general elections.
He assured the residents who participated in the registration exercise that adequate arrangements had been made to facilitate the collection of their cards.
The INEC official urged eligible voters to visit the appropriate INEC offices at the local government level for the collection of their PVCs.
According to him, possession of valid PVCs is necessary for eligible citizens to exercise their voting rights.
Maina, therefore, urged the people of the state to take advantage of the exercise in order to have the opportunity of participating in the electoral process.
