INEC shifts 2023 elections over late signing of Electoral Act

February 27, 2022

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LR National commissioners INEC, Abubakar Alkali, Prof. Mbu Agbamuche, Chairman INEC,,Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, another National Commissioners Prof. Rhoda Gumus,and Mallam Haruna Mohammed, during INEC press conference on the new Election timetable and schedule of activities of the 2023 General election in Abuja…on Saturday. Photo: Olatunji Obasa.

The Independent National Electoral Commission has shifted the 2023 Presidential election from February 18 to February 25, 2023, following the late signing of the Electoral Act by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.).

 

This was announced by the Chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, at a news conference in Abuja on Saturday.

 

He said the Presidential and National Assembly elections will now hold on Saturday, February 25, 2023, while governorship and state houses of assembly elections will hold on March 11, 2023.

 

Yakubu explained that the new date is to allow for conformity with the provisions of the Electoral laws which stipulates that elections notice be published at least 260 days to the elections

The INEC boss also said the electoral guidelines will also be published in due course.

The new Act states that INEC must publish the notice of election at least 360 days to the polls.

Several groups had called on the President to sign the bill before February 22, 2022, in order to ensure that INEC would not need to change the date in conformity with the Act.

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