Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, said the decision about the supplementary elections was taken at a meeting held on Monday.
By Jeffrey Agbo
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that all outstanding governorship, National and State Assembly supplementary elections would be held on April 15.
Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, made this known on Monday.
Oyekanmi said, “Arising from its meeting held today, the Independent National Electoral Commission has decided that all outstanding governorship, National and State Assembly supplementary elections will take place on Saturday 15th April 2023.”
He added that a detailed official statement would follow shortly.
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The electoral umpire had declared governorship elections in Kebbi and Adamawa states inconclusive, noting that supplementary elections would hold in some polling units in both states.
Elections in the three Senatorial seats of Sokoto State have also remained inconclusive since March 18.
Last Saturday, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, assured protesting women at the commission’s headquarters in respect of the Adamawa election that a new date for the supplementary election that would be “credible and transparent” would be announced soon.