Governor Dave Umahi will represent the APC for the Ebonyi South senatorial seat.
The senate president’s candidacy has been a subject of controversy in the past few months.
INEC was reacting to claims by some Nigerians that they were denied the opportunity to complete their online pre-registration during the CVR.
“We are eager to see a Nigeria that is working. A Nigeria where other African countries would like to learn from,” said a CAC official.
The bishops said that the 2023 general elections must be a hitch-free process.
INEC officials who enabled a massive rigging of voters’ register will happily enable worse in an election.
“We, therefore, renew our call on all our faithful, laity and clergy alike, to come out en masse to vote for people of unassailable integrity.”
The judge, who said the electoral umpire acted illegally, said the commission lacked the power to have disqualified the second plaintiff (Mr Akpabio).
Justice Lawal Garba, in a lead judgment held that Senator Obinna Ogba lacked legal right to have filed an appeal in the court below.
Iyorchia Ayu, the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, will begin a 14-day trip to Europe today (Wednesday).
