Ex-IGP’s name missing as INEC releases list of Nasarawa gov’ship candidates
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the list of governorship candidates for the Nasarawa State governorship election. Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, former Inspector General of Police, did not appear on the list. INEC published the names of candidates and their respective political parties cleared to contest the governorship poll in the state. According to […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the list of governorship candidates for the upcoming Nasarawa State election, omitting the name of former Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar Adamu. The list includes candidates from various political parties such as the All Progressives Congress (APC), Social Democratic Party (SDP), Action People’s Party (APP), Labour Party (LP), and others.
However, a spokesperson for Adamu's campaign organization, Abdullahi Yammani, confirmed that Adamu has officially registered with the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and will contest the election. Yammani stated that Adamu completed his registration online after resigning his membership of the APC. The omission of Adamu's name from the INEC list has sparked political discourse, and the campaign organization has the necessary documents to establish his candidacy under the SDP.
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