{"id":306165,"date":"2024-01-17T21:59:18","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T20:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=306165"},"modified":"2024-01-17T21:59:18","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T20:59:18","slug":"inec-releases-list-of-candidates-for-february-bye-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/01\/17\/inec-releases-list-of-candidates-for-february-bye-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"INEC releases list of candidates for February bye-elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>The particulars and final list of candidates were published on Wednesday in the commission\u2019s state offices<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Independent National Electoral Commission has published the final list and personal particulars of candidates for bye-elections.<\/p>\n<p>This was contained in a statement signed by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The bye-elections will be held on February 3, 2024, across nine states of the federation covering two senatorial districts (Ebonyi South and Yobe East); four federal constituencies (Shanga\/Ngaski\/Yauri Federal Constituency of Kebbi State, Surulere I Federal Constituency of Lagos State, Akoko North East\/Akoko North West Federal Constituency of Ondo State and Jalingo\/Yorro\/Zing Federal Constituency of Taraba State); and three state constituencies (Guma I State Constituency of Benue State, Chibok State Constituency of Borno State and Chikun State Constituency of Kaduna State).<\/p>\n<p>According to Olumekun, the particulars and final list of candidates were published on Wednesday in the commission\u2019s state offices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs provided in the Timetable and Schedule of Activities, the personal particulars and final list of candidates have been published today in our State offices and the affected constituencies pursuant to the provision of Section 29(3) of the Electoral Act, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe list of candidates is also published on our website and social media platforms,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/01\/11\/bye-elections-inec-opens-application-portal-for-observers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">commission<\/a> appealed to Nigerians to scrutinise the personal particulars of the candidates.<\/p>\n<p>He stated \u201cWe appeal to Nigerians to scrutinize the personal particulars (Form EC9 and academic credentials) of the candidates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny aspirant who participated in his\/her party primaries with reasonable grounds to believe that the information provided by the candidate is false can challenge the nomination in a Federal High Court as provided in Section 29(5) of the Electoral Act 2022.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor clarity, this publication only applies to the forthcoming bye-elections as they are fresh elections for which political parties conducted primaries and nominated their candidates.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Olumekun further noted that the list and personal particulars of candidates for rerun elections to be held on February 3 2024 were published before the 2023 General Election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe re-run elections are conducted pursuant to the orders of the Election Petition Appeal Tribunals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are not fresh elections open to new\/disqualified candidates which obviates the need to publish their personal particulars again,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-306170\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-17-at-17.29.01-e1705517193167.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"638\" height=\"919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-17-at-17.29.01-e1705517193167.jpeg 638w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-17-at-17.29.01-e1705517193167-208x300.jpeg 208w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-306171\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-17-at-17.29.00-e1705517235989.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"667\" height=\"725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-17-at-17.29.00-e1705517235989.jpeg 667w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-17-at-17.29.00-e1705517235989-276x300.jpeg 276w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-306172\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-17-at-17.29.00-2-e1705517280165.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"646\" height=\"788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-17-at-17.29.00-2-e1705517280165.jpeg 646w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-17-at-17.29.00-2-e1705517280165-246x300.jpeg 246w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 646px) 100vw, 646px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-306173\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-17-at-17.29.00-1-e1705517316931.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-17-at-17.29.00-1-e1705517316931.jpeg 663w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-17-at-17.29.00-1-e1705517316931-243x300.jpeg 243w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-306174\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-17-at-17.28.58-1-e1705517351536.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"674\" height=\"887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-17-at-17.28.58-1-e1705517351536.jpeg 674w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-17-at-17.28.58-1-e1705517351536-228x300.jpeg 228w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-306175\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-17-at-17.28.58-e1705517453357.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"725\" height=\"851\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-17-at-17.28.58-e1705517453357.jpeg 725w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-17-at-17.28.58-e1705517453357-256x300.jpeg 256w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-306176\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-17-at-17.28.59-e1705517485501.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"643\" height=\"889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-17-at-17.28.59-e1705517485501.jpeg 643w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-17-at-17.28.59-e1705517485501-217x300.jpeg 217w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-306177\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-17-at-17.28.58-2-e1705517092472.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"658\" height=\"749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-17-at-17.28.58-2-e1705517092472.jpeg 658w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-17-at-17.28.58-2-e1705517092472-264x300.jpeg 264w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 658px) 100vw, 658px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-306178\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-17-at-17.28.59-1-e1705517159657.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"641\" height=\"851\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-17-at-17.28.59-1-e1705517159657.jpeg 641w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-17-at-17.28.59-1-e1705517159657-226x300.jpeg 226w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The particulars and final list of candidates were published on Wednesday in the commission\u2019s state offices The Independent National Electoral Commission has published the final list and personal particulars of candidates for bye-elections. This was contained in a statement signed by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, on Wednesday. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":293654,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"source_name":"","source_url":"","via_name":"","via_url":"","override_template":"0","override":[{"template":"2","single_blog_custom":"211693","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"top","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"0","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","show_post_reading_time":"1","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","show_zoom_button":"1","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"0","show_prev_next_post":"0","show_popup_post":"0","number_popup_post":"1","show_author_box":"0","show_post_related":"0","show_inline_post_related":"1"}],"override_image_size":"0","image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-500","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post":"0","trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post":"0","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","sponsored_post_name":"","sponsored_post_url":"","sponsored_post_logo_enable":"0","sponsored_post_logo":"","sponsored_post_desc":"","disable_ad":"0"},"jnews_primary_category":{"id":"","hide":""},"jnews_override_bookmark_settings":{"override_bookmark_button":"0","override_show_bookmark_button":"0"},"jnews_override_counter":{"override_view_counter":"0","view_counter_number":"0","override_share_counter":"0","share_counter_number":"0","override_like_counter":"0","like_counter_number":"0","override_dislike_counter":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[7766,976,75318,101],"class_list":["post-306165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","tag-candidates","tag-election","tag-february-bye-elections","tag-inec"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.8 (Yoast SEO v27.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>INEC releases list of candidates for February bye-elections<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/01\/17\/inec-releases-list-of-candidates-for-february-bye-elections\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"INEC releases list of candidates for February bye-elections\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The particulars and final list of candidates were published on Wednesday in the commission\u2019s state offices The Independent National Electoral Commission\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/01\/17\/inec-releases-list-of-candidates-for-february-bye-elections\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"NEWS PICKS \u2014 WITHIN NIGERIA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/withinnigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-01-17T20:59:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/10\/INEC-chairman-Mahmood-Yakubu-1.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"682\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Adejayan Gbenga Gsong\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@withinnigeria\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@withinnigeria\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Adejayan Gbenga Gsong\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/2024\\\/01\\\/17\\\/inec-releases-list-of-candidates-for-february-bye-elections\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/2024\\\/01\\\/17\\\/inec-releases-list-of-candidates-for-february-bye-elections\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Adejayan Gbenga Gsong\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/11ab87194f641326bf5479bd96864d73\"},\"headline\":\"INEC releases list of candidates for February bye-elections\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-01-17T20:59:18+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/2024\\\/01\\\/17\\\/inec-releases-list-of-candidates-for-february-bye-elections\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":384,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/2024\\\/01\\\/17\\\/inec-releases-list-of-candidates-for-february-bye-elections\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/5\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/INEC-chairman-Mahmood-Yakubu-1.jpeg\",\"keywords\":[\"Candidates\",\"Election\",\"February bye-elections\",\"INEC\"],\"articleSection\":[\"National\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/2024\\\/01\\\/17\\\/inec-releases-list-of-candidates-for-february-bye-elections\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/2024\\\/01\\\/17\\\/inec-releases-list-of-candidates-for-february-bye-elections\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/2024\\\/01\\\/17\\\/inec-releases-list-of-candidates-for-february-bye-elections\\\/\",\"name\":\"INEC releases list of candidates for February bye-elections\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/2024\\\/01\\\/17\\\/inec-releases-list-of-candidates-for-february-bye-elections\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/2024\\\/01\\\/17\\\/inec-releases-list-of-candidates-for-february-bye-elections\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/5\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/INEC-chairman-Mahmood-Yakubu-1.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-01-17T20:59:18+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/2024\\\/01\\\/17\\\/inec-releases-list-of-candidates-for-february-bye-elections\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/2024\\\/01\\\/17\\\/inec-releases-list-of-candidates-for-february-bye-elections\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/2024\\\/01\\\/17\\\/inec-releases-list-of-candidates-for-february-bye-elections\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/5\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/INEC-chairman-Mahmood-Yakubu-1.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/5\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/INEC-chairman-Mahmood-Yakubu-1.jpeg\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":682,\"caption\":\"Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/2024\\\/01\\\/17\\\/inec-releases-list-of-candidates-for-february-bye-elections\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"INEC releases list of candidates for February bye-elections\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/\",\"name\":\"NEWS\",\"description\":\"Latest &amp; Trending Nigeria News, Entertainment, Sports\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"WITHN NIGERIA MEDIA LIMITED\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/5\\\/2021\\\/01\\\/Logo-dark-bg.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/5\\\/2021\\\/01\\\/Logo-dark-bg.png\",\"width\":750,\"height\":500,\"caption\":\"WITHN NIGERIA MEDIA LIMITED\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/facebook.com\\\/withinnigeria\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/withinnigeria\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/withinnigeria\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/withinnigeria\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/channel\\\/UCo0qw0SqhKNTsQQM48FpdTA\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/11ab87194f641326bf5479bd96864d73\",\"name\":\"Adejayan Gbenga Gsong\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/2550bcb9e0a9edc282f2caeeec2c83111b44bb44e98f57fdd1ea8051f2223264?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/2550bcb9e0a9edc282f2caeeec2c83111b44bb44e98f57fdd1ea8051f2223264?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/2550bcb9e0a9edc282f2caeeec2c83111b44bb44e98f57fdd1ea8051f2223264?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Adejayan Gbenga Gsong\"},\"description\":\"Adejayan is an award-winning Journalist and Opinion writer with varied experience in Nigeria. Mail me at AdejayanOluwagbenga@withinnigeria.com. See full profile on Within Nigeria's TEAM PAGE\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/author\\\/adejayan_gbenga\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"INEC releases list of candidates for February bye-elections","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/01\/17\/inec-releases-list-of-candidates-for-february-bye-elections\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"INEC releases list of candidates for February bye-elections","og_description":"The particulars and final list of candidates were published on Wednesday in the commission\u2019s state offices The Independent National Electoral Commission","og_url":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/01\/17\/inec-releases-list-of-candidates-for-february-bye-elections\/","og_site_name":"NEWS PICKS \u2014 WITHIN NIGERIA","article_publisher":"https:\/\/facebook.com\/withinnigeria","article_published_time":"2024-01-17T20:59:18+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1000,"height":682,"url":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/10\/INEC-chairman-Mahmood-Yakubu-1.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Adejayan Gbenga Gsong","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@withinnigeria","twitter_site":"@withinnigeria","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Adejayan Gbenga Gsong","Estimated reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/01\/17\/inec-releases-list-of-candidates-for-february-bye-elections\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/01\/17\/inec-releases-list-of-candidates-for-february-bye-elections\/"},"author":{"name":"Adejayan Gbenga Gsong","@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/11ab87194f641326bf5479bd96864d73"},"headline":"INEC releases list of candidates for February bye-elections","datePublished":"2024-01-17T20:59:18+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/01\/17\/inec-releases-list-of-candidates-for-february-bye-elections\/"},"wordCount":384,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/01\/17\/inec-releases-list-of-candidates-for-february-bye-elections\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/10\/INEC-chairman-Mahmood-Yakubu-1.jpeg","keywords":["Candidates","Election","February bye-elections","INEC"],"articleSection":["National"],"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/01\/17\/inec-releases-list-of-candidates-for-february-bye-elections\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/01\/17\/inec-releases-list-of-candidates-for-february-bye-elections\/","url":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/01\/17\/inec-releases-list-of-candidates-for-february-bye-elections\/","name":"INEC releases list of candidates for February bye-elections","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/01\/17\/inec-releases-list-of-candidates-for-february-bye-elections\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/01\/17\/inec-releases-list-of-candidates-for-february-bye-elections\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/10\/INEC-chairman-Mahmood-Yakubu-1.jpeg","datePublished":"2024-01-17T20:59:18+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/01\/17\/inec-releases-list-of-candidates-for-february-bye-elections\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/01\/17\/inec-releases-list-of-candidates-for-february-bye-elections\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/01\/17\/inec-releases-list-of-candidates-for-february-bye-elections\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/10\/INEC-chairman-Mahmood-Yakubu-1.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/10\/INEC-chairman-Mahmood-Yakubu-1.jpeg","width":1000,"height":682,"caption":"Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/01\/17\/inec-releases-list-of-candidates-for-february-bye-elections\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"INEC releases list of candidates for February bye-elections"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/","name":"NEWS","description":"Latest &amp; Trending Nigeria News, Entertainment, Sports","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/#organization","name":"WITHN NIGERIA MEDIA LIMITED","url":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/Logo-dark-bg.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/Logo-dark-bg.png","width":750,"height":500,"caption":"WITHN NIGERIA MEDIA LIMITED"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/facebook.com\/withinnigeria","https:\/\/x.com\/withinnigeria","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/withinnigeria\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/withinnigeria\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCo0qw0SqhKNTsQQM48FpdTA"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/11ab87194f641326bf5479bd96864d73","name":"Adejayan Gbenga Gsong","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2550bcb9e0a9edc282f2caeeec2c83111b44bb44e98f57fdd1ea8051f2223264?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2550bcb9e0a9edc282f2caeeec2c83111b44bb44e98f57fdd1ea8051f2223264?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2550bcb9e0a9edc282f2caeeec2c83111b44bb44e98f57fdd1ea8051f2223264?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Adejayan Gbenga Gsong"},"description":"Adejayan is an award-winning Journalist and Opinion writer with varied experience in Nigeria. Mail me at AdejayanOluwagbenga@withinnigeria.com. See full profile on Within Nigeria's TEAM PAGE","url":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/author\/adejayan_gbenga\/"}]}},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=306165"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306165\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/293654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=306165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=306165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=306165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}