By DAYO JOHNSON
AKURE —THE Inde-pendent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Ondo State, yesterday, cleared candidates of 12 political parties and their deputies to contest the October 20 governorship election in the state.

Also, cleared was  Olutope Adedipe, the state secretary of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, as Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu’s running- mate.

Three women also emerged as deputy governorship candidates.

In the list,  INEC named Governor Olusegun Mimiko as the candidate of the Labour Party, LP,  with  Alhaji Ali Olanusi as his running-mate, while Chief Olusola Oke and Mr. Saka Lawal were cleared as the candidate and deputy for the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP.

Other parties on the list included the Allied Congress Party with Mr. Adeuti Taye as candidate and Tolupe Clement as his deputy.

The All Nigeria Peoples Party, ANPP, has Mr. Adeyemi Bolarinwa as governorship candidate and Mr. Ikwuewumi  Rotimi listed as his deputy, while Mr. Ayodele Olusegun was named as the governorship candidate of the Better Nigeria Progressive Party with Mrs. Ijitola Modupe as deputy.

The Change Advocacy Party, which also made the list, has Mr. Omoyele Olorunwa as its candidate and Mr. Babatunde Bidemi as his running- mate .

Also named is Mr. Olusoji Ehinlanwo as the governorship candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change, with Mrs Oluyemi Damilola  as his running-mate.

The National Conscience Party has Mr. Oladipo Lawrence  as its candidate while Mrs. Ogbetor  Benedicta is his running-mate.

Others are Mr.  AbikanluOlusola and Mr.  Adefila  Cornelius as candidate and deputy of the National Solidarity Democratic Party while Mr. Victor Adetusin and Mr. Moses Iorsheer made the list for the People for Democratic Change.

The electoral body also cleared Mr. Omoregha Olatunji as candidate of the Progressive People Alliance with Mr. Alonge Ahmed named as his running-mate.