The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said persons displeased with the conduct of primaries to seek redress in court.
Senate President Ahmad Lawan and Godswill Akpabio, former minister of Niger Delta affairs, had been listed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) as candidates for Yobe north and Akwa Ibom north-west senatorial districts, respectively.
But in the list published by the commission, Lawan and Akpabio were found to have been excluded.
However, Festus Okoye, INEC spokesperson, in a statement on Saturday, said the commission excluded the names of candidates for both constituencies and stands by reports on the party primaries from its state officers.
“The attention of the Commission has been drawn to speculations circulating online on the outcome of some of the recent primaries conducted by political parties and related issues. In particular, allegations intended to impugn the integrity of the Commission have been made in respect of the Akwa Ibom North West and Yobe North Senatorial Districts,” the statement reads.
“To set the record straight, the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria mandates the Commission to monitor the organization and operation of political parties, including their finances, conventions, congresses, and party primaries. In line with its constitutional and legal obligations, the Commission deployed monitors to the various constituencies and received reports of such exercises.
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