INEC debunks faux checklist of governorship candidates in six states

The Independent National Electoral Commission has dismissed a web based publication purporting to be a particular announcement on governorship candidates in Zamfara, Gombe, Delta, Plateau, Yobe and Kano states.

In a public discover issued on Monday via its official social media platforms, the fee stated the publication was fraudulent and urged Nigerians to not flow into it. “The Commission wishes to categorically inform the general public that the publication is FAKE and did not originate from INEC,” the assertion learn.

INEC suggested the general public to ignore the doc and depend on notices, press releases and knowledge issued via its verified communication channels. “The Commission further wishes to clarify that any information suggesting that INEC has issued a special announcement concerning governorship candidates in the aforementioned states is false,” it added.

The fee urged Nigerians to confirm electoral info earlier than sharing it to keep away from being misled by fraudulent publications. It listed its official web site as inecnigeria.org, its X and Instagram handles as @inecnigeria, its Facebook web page as INEC Nigeria and its information portal as inecnews.com.

For enquiries, it offered its name centre quantity, 0700-2255-4632, brief code 4632, phone numbers 090844444333 and 09050858629, and e-mail handle [email protected]. INEC reiterated its dedication to retaining the general public precisely knowledgeable and inspired Nigerians to acquire electoral info via its official channels.

The warning got here two days after the fee revealed its ultimate candidate lists for the February 6, 2027 governorship elections. The names of the Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship candidates in Ogun and Gombe states, Ladi Adebutu and Isa Pantami, have been absent from the lists revealed on Saturday, October 10. The paperwork didn’t clarify the omissions.