BREAKING: INEC RELEASES TIMETABLE FOR 2019 GENERAL ELECTIONS
BREAKING: INEC RELEASES TIMETABLE FOR 2019
GENERAL ELECTIONS
The trending news report as the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the timetable and
schedules of activities for the 2019 general elections.
INEC
Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said in Abuja that the dates for National
Assembly and Presidential elections remain Feb. 16, 2019; while governorship
and State House of Assembly elections, will hold on March 2, 2019.
INEC
had earlier released the dates for 2019 general election in March 2017.
Yakubu
said that the conduct of party primaries including resolution of disputes
arising from primaries for national and state elections has been slated for
between Aug. 18 and 2018 to Oct. 7, 2018.
He
added that the conduct of parties primaries for the FCT Area Council election
has also be scheduled for between Sept. 4 and Oct. 27.
Yakubu
said that political campaigns by political parties for Presidential Election
and NASS elections would commence on Nov. 18 and end on Jan. 14, 2019; while
that of governorship and State Houses of Assembly would start on Dec. 1 and end
on Feb. 28, 2019.
He said
that notice for elections would be released on Aug. 17, while collection of
nomination forms for national and states elections by political parties has been
fixed for between Aug 17 and Aug. 24, while that of the FCT is slated from
Sept. 3 to Sept 10.
The
chairman said that the last date for submission of nomination forms by
political parties has also been scheduled for Dec. 3 for president and NASS
elections, and state elections Dec. 17.
He also
said that the collection of nomination forms for FCT Area Council elections
would commence on Nov. 3 to Nov. 10, while the last date for the return of the
nomination forms is Dec. 14.
The
commission according to Yakubu would on Oct 25 publish the personal particulars
of National elections candidates on Oct. 25 and those of the state candidates
on Nov. 9.
He also
announced Nov. 17 as the last date for the withdrawal or replacement of
candidate(s) for president and NASS elections, and Dec. 1 for governorship and
state house of assembly elections.
Yakubu
said that the INEC would on Jan. 2, 2019 publish notice of the polls, and on
Jan. 7, 2019 publish official register of voters for the election.
The
chairman said that political parties were also expected to submit names of
their agents for the elections on Feb. 1, 2019.
He
disclosed that 1,558 constituencies elections made up presidential, 29
governorship elections, out of which seven are staggered would be conducted in 2019.
Yakubu
assured Nigerians that the commission was determined to strictly adhered to the
timetable and implement it to the letter.