INEC Nigeria Announces New Date For Bye-elections In 11 States

INEC Nigeria Announces New Date For Bye-elections In 11 States

The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC Nigeria has fixed December 5, 2020 for pending bye-elections across the country.

TheConscience gathered that this was contained in a statement on Friday, where Festus Okoye, INEC spokesman, said the 15 bye-elections would hold across 11 states.

Ahmed Mu’azu now acting INEC chairman

The commission had suspended the elections as a result of the violence that broke out following the nationwide #EndSARS protests in October.

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INEC has conducted the Edo and Ondo gubernatorial elections in 2020 in line with the Covid-19 guidelines and precautions to assure public safety during the elections.

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INEC Nigeria has announced that many of it’s programs including candidate and party documentations are now to be done online in view of the covid-19 pandemic.