Not less than 87 certificates of return have been withdrawn from candidates who were victorious at the 2019 elections.
This was revealed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday, July 24 – INEC said that the decision came after court orders were issued following post-election prosecutions The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday, July 24, revealed that it has withdrawn 87 certificates of return from candidates who emerged victorious at the 2019 general elections.
Festus Okoye, INEC’s national commissioner and chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC), who disclosed this in Abuja said that the agency’s move was influenced by court orders, Daily Trust reports.
As at the 22nd July 2019, the commission has withdrawn and re-issued 87 certificates of return. The commission withdrew three CoR from the APC and issued to NNPP, A and NRM.
The Commission withdrew 44 CoR from APC and issued to the PDP (arising mostly from the Supreme Court decision on the Zamfara APC Party Primary Election). The commission withdrew 40 CoR from the APC and re-issued to APC candidates.”