The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says
the presidential election will hold on February 25, 2023.
Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, disclosed this on Saturday at
a media briefing in Abuja.
He added that the national assembly elections will hold on
the same day, while governorship and state house of assembly polls will take
place on March 11, 2023.
Yakubu said the 2023 polls were initially scheduled to
commence on February 18, 2023 with the presidential and national assembly
elections, followed by the governorship and state house of assembly elections
on March 4.
He said the commission could, however, not release the
detailed timetable and schedule of activities because of the pending enactment
of the electoral act 2022.
“The electoral act provides strict timelines for the
implementation of electoral activities based on the date of the general
election. One of the significant timelines is the publication of notice of
election not later than 360 days before the day appointed for holding an
election, which has now lapsed for the 2023 general election,” he said.
“Consequently, the commission has decided to adjust the
dates of the 2023 general election to ensure compliance with the provisions of
the new law.”
Giving a breakdown of the schedule of activities, the INEC
chairman said parties can conduct their primaries, as well as resolve all
disputes over the primaries, between April 4, 2022, and June 3, 2022.
Submission of nomination forms via the INEC online portal
for the presidential and national assembly elections will take place from June
10 and end at 6pm on June 17, 2022, while that of governorship and state houses
of assembly will begin on July 1 and end on July 15.
Official date for the commencement of campaign for
presidential and national assembly elections is September 28, while that of
governorship and state assemblies is October 12.
All campaigns are expected to end at midnight on February
23, 2023, for presidential and national assembly elections, while for
governorship and state assembly candidates, campaign will end on March 9, 2023.
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