Accord Party in Sokoto State on Wednesday decried the non-inclusion of its candidates on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) display list of Aspirants.
The candidates led by Dr Ibrahim Liman, the Accord Party Gubernatorial candidate in the state made the disclosure during a Press Conference in Sokoto State.
According to Liman the Press conference become necessary to inform their supporters, well wishers and all concerned citizens on the situation at hand.
“This is following the display of Aspirants under each political party by INEC, my name as gubernatorial candidate along with other national and state Assemblies did not appear.
“Which means that the particulars of affected candidates were not duly uploaded on the INEC website by the National office of Accord,” he said.
He added that on their side, they followed the necessary steps and specifications of both INEC and Accord governing the presentation of Aspirants.
“We had followed all the necessary steps including primary election, filling of relevant forms, affidavit and presenting same to the National Accord office in Abuja accordingly,” he added.
The gubernatorial candidate further said that the leadership of the party at both the national and state are aware of this development and is taking necessary steps to do the needful.
He appealed to their supporters to remain calm, united and loyal to the party and all other constituted authorities in the spirit of democracy and purposefulness.
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