NigeriaDecides2023: Nigerians elect 28 state governors, 993 state lawmakers today (LIVE UPDATES)
The governorship and the state houses of assembly elections are taking place today across Nigeria.
Unlike last month’s elections held in 470 constituencies comprising 109 senatorial districts, 360 federal constituencies and one presidential, today’s exercise will hold in 1,021 state constituencies – 28 governorship and 993 assembly seats.Elections will not be conducted in Anambra, Bayelsa, Edo, Ekiti, Imo, Kogi, Ondo and Osun States where off-cycle polls are held at different times. The electoral calendars of those states were altered due to judicial pronouncements.
The candidates emerged from the various primary elections of their parties held last year while the court also replaced or confirmed the disputed ones following litigations trailing their primaries. One candidate, Uche Ikonne, the PDP candidate in Abia, who died in January, was replaced. Barring any hitches or judicial pronouncements, winners of today’s governorship elections, whether old or new, will be inaugurated on 29 May.
Although INEC registered a total of 93.5 million Nigerians for the 2023 General Elections, only 87 million of them collected their Permanent Voters Cards . Yet not all of them will participate in today’s polls because elections will not be conducted in the FCT. Also, there are 176,846 polling units in the country where the voters will exercise their franchise but elections will not be held in FCT’s 1,328 PUs.
Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
#NigeriaDecides2023: IGP orders restriction of movement, warns quasi-security outfitsThe IGP said the restriction of movement will not be observed in states and FCT where elections will not be conducted.
Read more »
#NigeriaDecides2023: INEC provides clarification on conduct of supplementary elections“For clarity, the supplementary elections will take place on a date to be announced by the Commission immediately after the Governorship and State Assembly elections,” he said.
Read more »
#NigeriaDecides2023: Lessons INEC must learn from presidential, National Assembly electionsThe 25 February presidential and National Assembly elections witnessed complications than many Nigerians did not expect.
Read more »
Nigerians Shouldn't Expect Government Of National Unity But National Competence – President-Elect, Tinubu | Sahara ReportersPresident-elect Bola Tinubu has shot down the talks of a government of national unity, saying 'my aim is higher than that.” In a statement he personally released on Thursday, the former Lagos State Governor stated that his team had been daily engaged in discussions and meetings over how to drive good governance in the country.
Read more »
Nigeria Decides: Anxiety as states elect governors, lawmakers | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World NewsAs 837 governorship candidates across 28 states and 10,240 flag bearers for the 993 State Assembly seats seek the votes of the electorate in today’s governorship and State Assembly elections, there are fears in many states over threats of violence.
Read more »
FG seeks repatriation of Nigerians in Ethiopian jailThe Federal Government has expressed concerns about the conditions of Nigerians serving jail terms in Ethiopia.
Read more »