Governorship, Assembly Elections Will Hold As Scheduled – INEC CoverStories
The nation’s electoral body also said it will conduct the re-scheduled National Assembly elections in Enugu and Edo states on Saturday, 11th March, 2023 along with the governorship and State Assembly elections.
A statement by the national commissioner and chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, and made available to LEADERSHIP in Abuja yesterday, said all the processes and procedures leading to the election are being finalised. It said in some senatorial districts and federal constituencies that declarations and returns were not made, the Commission is compiling the list of the affected constituencies and a date for supplementary elections will be fixed after the governorship and State Assembly elections.
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