No fewer than 12 political parties have fielded a combined 174 candidates to contest the 26 seats in the Ekiti State House of Assembly in the 2027 general elections.
The figure was contained in a document signed and released to journalists by the Legal Officer I of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ekiti State, Sina Ogundana.
According to the document, the All Progressives Congress (APC), African Democratic Congress (ADC), New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), National Democratic Congress (NDC) and Social Democratic Party (SDP) each fielded candidates across all 26 constituencies in the state.
The Action Peoples Movement (APM) is contesting 19 seats, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) fielded eight candidates.
The Labour Party (LP) is contesting five constituencies, while the Action Alliance (AA) fielded four candidates.
Also, the Action Democratic Party (ADP) and Young Progressives Party (YPP) each presented three candidates, while Accord is contesting two seats.
The development sets the stage for a multi party contest across Ekiti State’s 26 State Assembly constituencies ahead of the 2027 general elections.