The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that supplementary elections would be fixed after the governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections scheduled for 11 March.
In a statement on Thursday by INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Barrister Festus Okoye said: “The commission is aware that in some senatorial districts and federal constituencies, declarations and returns were not made. The commission is compiling the list of the affected constituencies. A date for supplementary elections will be fixed after the governorship and state Assembly elections”.
He gave the assurance that the governorship and state Assembly elections would as scheduled, alongside the postponed National Assembly election in Enugu and Edo States.
The statement reads: “The commission held its regular weekly meeting today, Thursday, 2 March 2023, and deliberated on several issues, including the presidential and National Assembly elections, the governorship and state Assembly elections and the pending elections in the Enugu East Senatorial District and the Esan Central/Esan West and Igueben Federal Constituencies in Edo State.
“The commission assures Nigerians that the governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections, scheduled for Saturday, March 11, 2023, will hold as scheduled and all the processes and procedures leading to the election are being finalised.
“Furthermore, the commission will conduct the rescheduled elections in Enugu and Edo states on Saturday, March 11, 2023 along with the governorship and state Assembly elections”.
