On Wednesday, candidates for the Accord Party (AP) in Sokoto State protested being left off of the Independent National Electoral Commission’s list of candidates (INEC).
The candidates spoke to journalists in Sokoto, led by Dr. Ibrahim Liman, the party’s nominee for governor of the state.
Liman emphasised the importance of the candidates educating their followers and other interested persons about the situation.
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.”
The governorship candidate said the leadership of the party at both the national and state level were aware of the development and taking necessary steps to correct it.
He appealed to their supporters to remain calm, and loyal to the party and all other constituted authorities in the spirit of democracy and purposefulness.
Liman added: “Good citizens of Sokoto State in particular and country in general, it is time we rethink and embrace political responsibility, reverse our focus from personal to public interest and the development of humanity.
“We are ready to provide the necessary leadership and with your support and cooperation our victory is certain.”
