SAN FRANCISCO, April 10, (THEWILL) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed November 2, 2019, to conduct gubernatorial elections in Kogi and Bayelsa States.
INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Voter Education and Information, Festus Okoye, announced this in a statement on Tuesday.
The announcement followed a meeting of the electoral body at its headquarters in Abuja where it approved the Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the elections.
INEC explained that the official notice for both elections would be issued on August 1 while various political parties who intended to field candidates would conduct their primaries from August 2-29.
It also revealed that it has fixed August 2 for the commencement of campaigns by political parties and would end on October 31.
The commission said the political parties sponsoring candidates in the polls must submit the list of their agents for the exercise not later than October 2 adding that the timelines were in line with the provisions of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), as well as the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended).
INEC urged all stakeholders in the coming elections to take cognisance of its timetable and schedule of activities and adhere strictly to them.
