BREAKING: INEC Announces Date For Re-Run, Bye-Elections

BREAKING: INEC Announces Date For Re-Run, Bye-Elections

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released a timetable for conducting bye-elections resulting from the resignation or demise of members of the National and State Houses of Assembly.

In a statement on Friday, INEC announced that both categories of elections are set to take place simultaneously in all affected constituencies on Saturday, February 3, 2024.

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The vacancies were officially declared by the Presiding Officers, including the Senate President, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Speakers of State Houses of Assembly, as reported by INEC.

According to the electoral body, the vacant positions are spread across two Senatorial Districts, four Federal Constituencies, and three State Constituencies in nine states of the Federation.

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“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,” the statement said.

It added that “the Timetable for the elections, along with detailed delimitation data (i.e. registration areas, polling unit names, the number of registered voters and PVCs collected), has been uploaded to our website and social media platforms as a guide to political parties and candidates, and for public information.