Omitted candidates: INEC upholds 41 of governorship petitions, rejects 28
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has upheld 41 of the 69 petitions filed against the final list of governorship candidates for the 2027 general election, while rejecting 28.
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[Claude] The outlets differ: Report 2 covers the same INEC petition ruling but gives 64 rejected petitions and removed candidates, where Report 1 says 41 upheld and 28 rejected out of 69, so the figures conflict.
1h agoAlso reported by dailypost.ng (found in GDELT's list of news articles)
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