The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released dates and schedule of activities for Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi off-cycle governorship elections.
The commission, at a meeting on Tuesday, reached a resolution to hold the elections into the three governorship seats on 11 November, 2023.
Anambra, Edo, Ekiti, Ondo and Osun are the other states where off-cycle governorship elections are held in the country.
INEC had announced 25 February, 2023 for the presidential and National Assembly elections while governorship elections will only be held in 28 states on 11 March, 2023.
State Assembly polls have also been fixed for the latter date.
“The tenure of the incumbent Governor of Imo State ends on 14th January 2024 while those of Kogi and Bayelsa States end on 26th January 2024 and 13th February 2024 respectively.
“Accordingly, the Commission has decided to conduct the three elections on Saturday 11th November 2023,” INEC spokesperson, Festus Okoye, announced in…
