The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has finalised preparations for the upcoming bye-elections scheduled to hold this Saturday across 16 constituencies in 12 states.
The elections were necessitated by the resignation or death of incumbent lawmakers. Additionally, the commission has announced plans to resume the nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) and publish the particulars of candidates for the 2026 Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council election.
These updates were part of the discussions during INEC’s weekly meeting on Thursday, as communicated by the National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun.
He confirmed that the bye-elections will cover two senatorial districts in Anambra and Edo States, five federal constituencies in Edo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Ogun, and Oyo States, and nine state constituencies across Adamawa, Anambra, Kaduna (two constituencies), Kano, Kogi, Niger, Taraba, and Zamfara States.
Olumekun also noted that court-ordered rerun elections in the Enugu South 1 State Constituency of Anambra State and the Ghari/Tsanyawa State Constituency of Kano State will be conducted simultaneously.
The commission has ensured that all non-sensitive materials have been delivered to the respective states, the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) has been configured, and necessary arrangements for ad hoc staff recruitment, training, logistics, and security are in place. The final batch of sensitive materials is expected to arrive later on Thursday.
Olumekun reminded political parties and candidates that campaigns must end by midnight on Thursday. He urged all stakeholders, including voters, party agents, observers, and the media, to adhere strictly to electoral laws, guidelines, and regulations to ensure a peaceful and orderly election process.
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