The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it would conduct re-run and bye-elections simultaneously in nine states on Saturday, February 3, 2024.
This was contained in a statement signed by the INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information Voter-Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, yesterday.
For the Senatorial districts, elections would be held in Ebonyi-South, Ebonyi State, and Yobe-East, Yobe State. For the State constituencies, INEC will conduct elections in Chibok constituency, Borno State, Chiku constituency, Kaduna State, and Guma constituency, (Benue State).
For federal constituencies, the election will be held in Akoko-North East/Akoko North-West federal constituency, (Ondo State); Jalingo/Yorro/Zing Federal constituency, (Taraba State), Suru-Lere-1 federal constituency, (Lagos State), and Yauri/Shanga/Ngaski federal Constituency, (Kebbi State).
Olumekun noted that the vacancies were declared by the presiding officers – the Senate President, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Speakers of State Houses of Assembly.
He further said that 35 constituencies were affected by these court-ordered elections; while three cover entire constituencies, others involve only a few polling units.
Olumekun also added that the timetable for the elections, along with detailed delimitation data, has been uploaded to the INEC website and social media platforms as a guide for political parties and candidates and public information. The Commission, therefore, urged parties and candidates to strictly adhere to the specified timelines for the seamless conduct of these elections.
