2027: 592 candidates to battle for governorship, NASS, Assembly seats in Benue - INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has disclosed that 592 candidates volition contention 52 elective positions successful Benue State during the 2027 wide elections, with 3,057,225 registered voters expected to formed their ballots astatine 5,102 polling units.

The Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, successful the state, Aminu Idris, disclosed this connected Wednesday during an INEC stakeholders’ gathering astatine the commission’s Benue State Collation Centre successful Makurdi.

The gathering was attended by representatives of governmental parties, civilian nine organisations and the media, who received updates connected the commission’s preparations for the forthcoming elections.

Idris announced that the statesmanlike and National Assembly elections would clasp connected Saturday, January 16, 2027, portion the governorship and State House of Assembly elections were scheduled for Saturday, February 6, 2027.

He called connected each stakeholders to lend towards conducting peaceful, free, fair, credible and inclusive elections crossed the state.

Providing details of the candidates, the REC disclosed that 18 governmental parties were participating successful the statesmanlike race, portion 12 parties had candidates for the governorship electi...