Nigeria’s electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has fixed February 3rd, 2024 for rerun and by elections to fill vacancies in 35 constituencies in Nigeria.
This was made known in a press release signed by the National Commissioner and Chairman Information Voter Education Committee, Mr. Sam Olumekun.
He said the Commission also approved the Timetable and Schedule of Activities for conducting bye-elections resulting from the resignation or demise of Members of the National and State Houses of Assembly.
“These vacancies were declared by the Presiding Officers namely the Senate President, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Speakers of State Houses of Assembly,” he said.
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Mr. Olumekun said the vacancies occurred across two Senatorial Districts, four Federal Constituencies, and three State Constituencies spanning nine States of the Federation.
“Furthermore, the Commission is conducting re-run elections stemming from the 2023 General Election, as directed by various Election Petition Appeal Tribunals. Currently, 35 Constituencies are affected by these Court-ordered elections. While three cover entire constituencies, others involve only a few Polling Units,” he said.
He noted that the Timetable for the elections, along with detailed delimitation data including registration areas, polling unit names, the number of registered voters and PVCs collected, have been uploaded on the INEC website and social media platforms as a guide to political parties and candidates, and for public information.
Sam Olumekun urged political parties and candidates to strictly adhere to the specified timelines for the seamless conduct of these elections.
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