Nigeria, March 20 -- The chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, has said that 16 of 19 registered political parties have indicated interest in contesting the 16 November governorship election in Ondo State.

He spoke on Tuesday at The First Regular Quarterly Consultative Meeting With Political Parties For 2024 at the INEC Conference Room, Abuja.

Mr Yakubu disclosed that party primaries in the Ondo State governorship election will start in the next two weeks on 6 April and end on 27 April. He revealed that 16 of 19 political parties had indicated interest in participating in the election.

"I urge political parties to adhere strictly to your proposed dates and modes of primaries. Frequent changes, as w...