The Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC) has fixed October 31 Bayelsa Central and West
Senatorial Districts, Imo North Senatorial District and
Plateau South Senatorial District bye-elections.
Reach.ng reports that this was disclosed in a statement issued
on Tuesday, August 11 by the National Commissioner and Chairman
Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye.
Other bye-elections scheduled to hold in the same date include
Nganzai State Constituency Borno; Bayo State Constituency Borno;
Cross River North Senatorial District; Obudu State Constituency;
Cross River State, Lagos East Senatorial District, Kosofe II State
Constituency Lagos; Bakura State Constituency as well as Zamfara
State and Ibaji State Constituency, Kogi State.
The statement said: “The Commission met today 11th August
and reviewed preparations for Edo and Ondo States Governorship
elections, the conduct of the Nasarawa Central State Constituency
election held on Saturday 8th August as well as all outstanding
bye-elections”. It added:
“Several vacancies have occurred in both Federal and State
Legislative Houses as a result of resignation or death of members,
affecting 12 constituencies across 8 States of the
Federation.
“As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Commission
decided earlier to suspend the conduct of all bye-elections until
it is satisfied that the elections can be conducted in a safe and
conducive environment.
Since then, the Commission has developed its Policy on
Conducting Elections in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic,
revised its Regulations and Guidelines and engaged with health
authorities and stakeholders on conducting elections in an
environment that guarantees both credibility and public
safety.
“The Commission has also successfully conducted the
bye-election to fill the vacancy in the Nasarawa Central State
Constituency and is going ahead with the conduct of governorship
elections in Edo and Ondo States on the 19th September and 10th
October respectively. Consequently, the Commission is now in a
position to schedule the following bye-elections:
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“Bayelsa Central Senatorial District, Bayelsa West
Senatorial District, Nganzai State Constituency, Borno State, Bayo
State Constituency, Borno State, Cross River North Senatorial
District, Obudu State Constituency, Cross River State, Imo North
Senatorial District, Lagos East Senatorial District, Kosofe II
State Constituency, Lagos State, Plateau South Senatorial District,
Bakura State Constituency, Zamfara State, Ibaji State Constituency,
Kogi State.
The Commission has scheduled all the pending bye-elections
for Saturday 31st October 2020.
By the harmonized Timetable, the Commission will give the Notice
of Election on 17th August 2020 while Political Parties will
conduct their primaries to nominate candidates between 24th August
and 8th September 2020.
Submission of Forms and Personal Particulars of Candidates will
commence on 9th September and close at 6 pm on 13th September 2020.
The Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the bye-elections has
been uploaded on the Commission’s website and social media
platforms.
Furthermore, the attention of the Commission has been drawn
to the existence of vacancies in the following state
constituencies: Isi-Uzo State Constituency in Enugu State and
Bakori State Constituency in Katsina State.
“However, vacancies have not been formally declared by the
Speakers of the affected State Assemblies.
“The Commission implores concerned stakeholders,
particularly political parties to take note of the timelines in the
schedule and strictly adhere to them”.
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NITDA Sharpens ICT Skills of Creative Kids for
Self-Development
The Director General (DG) of the National Information Technology
Development Agency (NITDA), Mallam Kashifu Inuwa, has advised
participants of the ‘Creative Kids Online Training Programme’ to
improve and sharpen their Information and Technology (IT)
skills.
According to him, doing so will tremendously contribute to the
socio-economic development of the country.
Mal. Inuwa, meanwhile, has assured all the trainees of the
Creative Kids online programme of the agency’s support, to further
develop their IT skills.
The DG, who was represented by Dr. Usman Gambo Abdullahi,
Director of IT Infrastructure Solutions, spoke at the graduation
ceremony of the online training.
He said what the children have learnt and accomplished in their
training shows what they can achieve in the nearest future,
especially in the field of global ICT.
He explained that there was a need for the children to keep
improving on the skills they have learnt, urging them to harness
such skills for the socio-economic development of the country.
“We have to ensure that our children learn. Because we cannot
afford, as a country, to be left behind in technology,” he
said.
Continuing, Inuwa added: “We have highly-talented individuals,
especially in the area of information technology. By showing
sustained interest in this field, you are not only going to be
improving yourself, you can also become problem solvers, inventors,
and innovators, who will create job opportunities and equally
contribute your quota in realizing a smarter Nigeria.
“The opportunities it offers are limitless. Look at the global
impact of Microsoft’s Bill Gates and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, as
a result of their interest in technology. In Nigeria, we have
Mitchell Elegbe, Sim Shagaya, and Tayo Oviosu, to mention a few,
who are doing phenomenal things with technology”.
The NITDA Boss, while congratulating the organisers of the
training, appreciated 3logy for training the kids to acquire and
develop digital literacy skills, especially in emerging
technologies.
He said: “The federal government has made a strong policy
commitment to making Nigeria a ‘Smart Nigeria’ by the year 2030.
And one of the pillars to actualizing that is through the
acquisition of “digital literacy and skills”.
“As a nation, it is important that we have a younger generation
that is equipped with adequate digital skills, that will enable
them compete favorably in today’s digital age.”
Earlier, moderator of the ceremony, Mrs. Rahinat Muhammad, said
the children were full of potentials and needed to have memorable
experiences in acquiring requisite ICT skills, so as to become the
country’s future IT wizards.
Among the children participants were: Aliyu Bashir Gwandu, who
won the ‘Most Determined Participant’ award; Amina and Abubakar
Maida, received the ‘Most Punctual Participants’ award; while
Labeeb Muhammad won the ‘Most Well-Behaved Participant’ award.
In the four-week long training, the children were introduced to
robotics, the popular new Python programming for beginners, and
some other emerging information technologies.