INEC To Conduct 12 Bye-Elections On October 31

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has
announced plans to conduct 12 bye-elections in eight
states.

INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and
Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, made the announcement in a
statement on Tuesday.

He disclosed that the electoral umpire would conduct all the
pending bye-elections on October 31.

Okoye added that by the harmonised timetable, INEC would give
the notice of election on Monday next week while political parties
would conduct their primaries to nominate candidates between August
24 and September 8.

According to him, the submission of forms and personal
particulars of candidates would take place between September 9 and
13.

The INEC spokesman noted that the commission was aware of the
vacancies in Isi-Uzo State Constituency in Enugu and Bakori State
Constituency in Katsina.

He, however, said INEC has yet to take any action because the
speakers of the affected state assemblies have yet to formally
declare the vacancies.

Okoye asked the political parties and concerned stakeholders to
take note of the timelines in the schedule and strictly adhere to
them.

He explained that the announcement of the date for the
bye-elections followed a meeting of INEC leadership to review the
preparations for the governorship elections in Edo and Ondo
States.

The areas include Bayelsa Central senatorial district, Bayelsa
West senatorial district, Nganzai State Constituency in Borno, Bayo
State Constituency in Borno, nd Cross River North senatorial
district.

Others are Obudu State Constituency in Cross River, Imo North
senatorial district, Lagos East senatorial district, Kosofe II
State Constituency in Lagos, Plateau South senatorial district,
Bakura State Constituency in Zamfara, and Ibaji State Constituency
in Kogi.

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