• Commission denies issuing access codes to political parties, LP sues electoral body over exclusion
Chuks Okocha and Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja
Africa Democratic Congress (ADC) and Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) candidates were missing in the list released by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ahead of the June 20 by-elections in different parts of the country.
INEC cleared 20 candidates to contest in the legislative by-election.
A list of cleared candidates announced by secretary to the commission, Rose Orianran-Anthony, showed that for Zuru state constituency in Kebbi State, Garba Rabiu (All Progressives Congress) and Aliyu Galadima Muhammed (Labour Party) were cleared by the commission to contest the election.
