Moses Ofodeme
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, is set to conduct outstanding supplementary Governorship elections on Saturday 15th of April 2023.
The Commission announced the date after meeting on Monday 27th March 2023 where it reviewed the areas where supplementary elections are required to conclude the outstanding Governorship, National and State Assembly elections across the country.
It will be recalled that 26 State Governorship, 104 Senatorial, 329 Federal and 935 State constituency elections have been concluded and winners declared.
Consequently, it said supplementary Governorship elections will be held in Adamawa and Kebbi States, 5 Senatorial Districts, 31 Federal and 58 State Assembly constituencies, but added that owing to the competitive nature of the elections, especially for legislative seats, supplementary elections will be held in just a few polling unit in some constituencies.
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.
The Commission however, appealed 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, INEC announced.
The Commission further urged political parties, candidates and their supporters to see the exercise as an election and not war and thus should avoid incendiary statements and negative mobilisation so that the elections can be conducted and concluded as scheduled.
