The INEC in Lagos State says 299 candidates across various political parties in the state are jostling for the National Assembly seats in the 2019 general elections.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the INEC timetable and schedule of activities for the 2019 general elections indicated that publication of personal particulars of candidates for the Presidential and National Assembly elections would be made October 25.
A check by a NAN Correspondent at INEC office in Lagos revealed that 50 candidates are contesting for the three Lagos Senatorial seats across 25 political parties in the state.
Similarly, 249 candidates across 30 political parties are contesting the state’s 24 seats in the House of Representatives.
Section 31(3) of the Electoral Act, 2010 (as amended), provides that the publication must be made within seven days of the receipt of the form from political parties at the constituency where the candidate intends to contest the election.
A breakdown of the list showed that the Lagos West Senatorial District has the highest contenders of 22 candidates, while Lagos East and Lagos Central had 15 and 13 contestants respectively.
