The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday said there was no submission of candidates list from Zamfara state by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

INEC had barred the ruling party from fielding candidates in the 2019 general elections following its failure to meet with the deadline for conducting and submitting names of its candidates.

Chairman of INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu who addressed journalists said the fate of Zamfara APC would only be determined by the court where the matter was currently pending.

Yakubu explained that the ongoing publication of the personal particulars of candidates of the various political parties was a requirement for INEC as contained in Section 31(3) of the Electoral Act 2010 in order to give the public an opportunity to view the particulars of those seeking to represent them.

He disclosed that a total of 79 political parties had fielded candidates for next year’s presidential election while a total of 1,803 candidates were jostling for the existing 109 seats in the senate. For the 360 seats in the Federal House of Representatives, he said there were 4,548 candidates vying for the seats.

•Sourced from Daily Trust report