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Buhari, 62 other presidential candidates to contest 2019 polls

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STRONG indications emerged yesterday that 63 presidential candidates may be vie in the 2019 general elections as 63 political parties have served the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, notice for it to observe their Presidential primaries.

According to a high-level source close to INEC, this is notwithstanding the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by some political parties that yielded the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) ahead of the 2019 elections.

The source said that, ahead of campaigns by political parties, the electoral umpire would put in place measures to monitor hate speeches by the parties, adding that 190 constituency elections have been conducted since 2015 following deaths and other exigencies.

Vanguard, September 16, 2018

 

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