The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has scheduled Saturday 15th April, 2023 for all outstanding supplementary elections.
This is arising from the Commission’s meeting held Monday in Abuja, where it decided that all outstanding Governorship, National and State Assembly supplementary elections will take place on the said date nationwide.
Making this known in a statement on Monday, the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Barr. Festus Okoye, recalled that 26 State Governorship, 104 Senatorial, 329 Federal and 935 State constituency elections have been concluded and winners declared.
Consequently, he stated that supplementary Governorship elections will be held in Adamawa and Kebbi States, 5 Senatorial Districts, 31 Federal and 58 State Assembly constituencies. Owing 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.
He announced that a comprehensive list of the polling units by State, Local Government, Registration Area, registered voters and PVCs collected will be published on its website on or before Wednesday 29th March 2023.
“We appeal to all political parties, candidates and stakeholders to note the date and locations of the supplementary elections. The earlier accreditation for polling and collation agents, observers and the media still subsists for the supplementary elections.
“The Commission once again urges political parties, candidates and their supporters to see the exercise as an election and not war. They should avoid incendiary statements and negative mobilization so that the elections can be conducted and concluded as scheduled”, he noted.
