While speaking during a press briefing with journalist at the headquarters of INEC in Maitama, Abuja on Friday, the commission's chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, said that 79 political parties have submitted names of their presidential candidates ahead of the 2019 general elections.
The INEC chairman also said aside the 79 presidential candidates, 89 parties fielded 1,803 candidates for the 109 senatorial seats and 4,548 for the 350 federal constituencies.
The chairman promised to make available a breakdown of the different candidates and the parties they represent.
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