Independent National Electoral Commission, on Friday, fixed February 3, 2024 for the conduct of 44 supplementary elections.
INEC National Commissioner and Chairman Information Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, announced this in a statement titled, ‘Timetable and Schedule of activities for bye-elections and court-ordered re-run elections’.
The elections will comprise nine bye-elections and 35 court-ordered re-run elections.
Olumekun said in the statement, “The commission has approved the Timetable and Schedule of Activities for conducting 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 that is the Senate President, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Speakers of State Houses of Assembly.
“The vacancies occurred across two Senatorial Districts, four Federal Constituencies, and three State Constituencies spanning nine states of the federation.”
The INEC official said that the commission is also conducting re-run elections stemming from the 2023 general elections, as directed by various Election Petition Appeal Tribunals.
He said no fewer than 35 constituencies are currently affected by these court-ordered elections. But while three cover entire constituencies, others involve only a few polling units.
He added, “Both categories of elections are scheduled to take place simultaneously in all affected constituencies on Saturday 3rd February 2024.
“The Timetable 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 our website and social media platforms as a guide to political parties and candidates, and for public information.”
He urged the political parties and their candidates to strictly adhere to the specified timelines for the seamless conduct of these elections.