The Independent National Electoral Commission has released names of political parties and their candidates for bye-elections in Kastina, Bauchi, Kwara and Cross River, states scheduled for November 17.
The list was released in a statement signed by INEC National Commissioner, and Chairman, Information and Voter Education, Festus Okoye on Thursday in Abuja.
The bye-elections are for Kankia/Kusada/lngawa Federal Constituency of Katsina State, Toro Federal Constituency of Bauchi State, Ekiti/lrepodun/Isin/Oke-Ero Federal Constituency of Kwara, and lkom ll State Constituency of Cross River State.
According to INEC, four political parties submitted nominations for the Kankia/Kusada/lngawa Federal Constituency of Katsina State bye-election, as at November 6, which was the last day for the submission of Forms CF001 and CF002.
The parties and their nominated candidates are:
Peoples Redemption Party, Nasiru Kankia;
Yes Electorate Solidarity, Abdullahi Umar;
Peoples Democratic Party, Abdussamad Abdullahi;
All Progressives Congress, Abubakar Kusada.
The Commission also disclosed that two political parties submitted nominations for Toro Federal Constituency of Bauchi State bye-election.
These are PDP with Shehu Umar as its candidate, as well as the APC with Yusuf Nuhu as its candidate.
For Ekiti/lrepodun/Isin/Oke-Ero Federal Constituency of Kwara, the Commission said five political parties nominated candidates including:
The Labour Party, Femi Ana-Ara;
Unity Party of Nigeria, Olaniyan Ayorinde.
Others are PDP, Jimoh Damilare;
Peoples Party of Nigeria, Ajayi Bidemi;
APC, Olawuyi Tunji.
Okoye also disclosed that only the PDP nominated candidate, Egbong Nkoro, for the bye-election in the lkom II State Constituency of Cross River State.