No Special Governorship List for Delta, Gombe, Kano Others, INEC Clarifies

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has debunked a “fake” online publication that claims that there is a special list of governorship candidates in six states including Zamfara, Gombe, Plateau, Yobe, Delta and Kano states saying   

According to a public statement issued by the commission, it called on the public to ignore the publication.

“The Commission wishes to categorically inform the general public that the publication is FAKE and did not originate from INEC,” part of the statement read.

INEC called on the public to disregard the publication and refrain from sharing it t also advised Nigerians to rely on its official notices, press releases and other information published through 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

INEC urged the public to remain vigilant and verify electoral information through its official channels to avoid being misled by fraudulent publications.

The commission listed its website as inecnigeria.org, its X and Instagram handles as @inecnigeria, its Facebook page as INEC Nigeria and its news portal as inecnews.com.

For enquiries and further clarification, INEC provided its call centre number as 0700-2255-4632, short code 4632, telephone numbers 090844444333 and 09050858629, and email address iccc@inec.gov.ng.

The commission reiterated its commitment to “keeping the public accurately informed and urged Nigerians to obtain electoral information only through its official communication channels.”