In line with the revised electoral guidelines, the Imo State chapter of the Zenith Labour Party, ZLP, has submitted the list of its candidates for the State House of Assembly election to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, after conduct of its primaries.
Submitting the list of the candidates who emerged after the exercise to INEC at the party’s secretariat in Owerri, the state chairman of the party, Ichie Levi Ekeh, said the candidates emerged by consensus agreement in conformity with INEC electoral guidelines.
Receiving the documents, Mrs Nneka Eluogu of INEC, who monitored the exercise with other staff of the Commission, described the exercise as free, fair and credible,
She lauded the party for its adherence to the Commission’s guidelines just as she commended party members for the peaceful conduct of the primary election.
ZLP has also started the process of conducting its Senate and House of Representatives
primary elections.