INEC Gives 3rd February As Date For Rerun, Bye Elections
Princess-Ekwi Ajide Abuja
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has scheduled Saturday 3rd February, 2024 as the date for the conduct of Rerun and bye-elections resulting from the resignation or demise of Members of the National and State Houses of Assembly.
These vacancies were declared by the Presiding Officers of the Senate, House of Representatives, and State Houses of Assembly.
According to a statement signed by the National Commissioner and Chairman Information Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, the vacancies occurred across two Senatorial Districts, four Federal constituencies, and three State constituencies spanning nine states of the Federation.
It said the Commission is conducting re-run elections stemming from the 2023 General Election, as directed by various Election Petition Appeal Tribunals, adding that currently 35 constituencies are affected by the court-ordered elections while three cover entire constituencies, others involve only a few polling units.
Both categories of elections are scheduled to take place simultaneously in all affected constituencies on Saturday 3rd February 2024; saying that the time table 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 the Commission’s website and social media platforms as a guide to political parties and candidates, and for public information.
The statement further urged political parties and and their candidates to adhere strictly to specified timelines for a seamless conduct of the elections.
