INEC releases official timetable, schedule for re-run, bye-elections

The timetable and schedule of activities for organising bye-elections triggered by the resignation or death of members of the National and State Houses of Assembly have been officially endorsed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

This announcement was made by Sam Olumekun, the commissioner and chairman of the information voter education committee at INEC, on Friday, December 22.

His statement reads: "These vacancies were declared by the Presiding Officers i.e. 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."

Elections to be held in 35 constituencies - INEC

According to the announcement, the commission is set to organise re-run elections resulting from decisions by multiple Election Petition Appeal Tribunals related to the 2023 General Election.

The commission's official statement indicates that these court-mandated elections will impact 35 constituencies.

Among them, three encompass entire constituencies, while the rest pertain to specific Polling Units. These two elections will occur concurrently across all affected constituencies on Saturday, February 3, 2024.

Olumekun said: "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.

"We urge parties and candidates to strictly adhere to the specified timelines for the seamless conduct of these elections."