The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has fixed April 15, 2023, for conduct of all outstanding supplementary elections.
The decision was reached after a meeting of the Commission on Monday, March 27, 2023 to review the areas where supplementary elections are required to conclude the outstanding Governorship, National and State Assembly elections across the country.
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The Commission in a statement by its National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye said supplementary Governorship elections will be held in Adamawa and Kebbi States, five Senatorial Districts, 31 Federal and 58 State Assembly constituencies.
Okoye said due to the competitive nature of the elections, especially for legislative seats, supplementary elections will be held in just a few polling units in some constituencies.
The statement noted that a comprehensive list of the polling units by State, Local Government, Registration Area, registered voters and PVCs collected will be published on INEC website on or before Wednesday, March 29, 2023.
The Commission appeals to all political parties, candidates and stakeholders to note the date and locations of the supplementary elections and see the exercise as an election and not war, avoid incendiary statements and negative mobilisation so that the elections can be conducted and concluded as scheduled.
The statement added that the earlier accreditation for polling and collation agents, observers and the media still subsists for the supplementary elections.
It will be recalled that 26 State Governorship, 104 Senatorial, 329 Federal and 935 State constituency elections have been concluded and winners declared.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
