The Nigerian Independent National Electoral Commission has released the timetable
for governorship elections in Bayelsa and Kogi states.In
a statement released on Friday,
July 10, by the chairman of the Information and Voter Education
Committee, Chris Eyimoga, both elections will be held in 2015.The
election in Kogi is scheduled for Saturday, November 21, while that
of Bayelsa will be held on Saturday, December 5. The primary elections to nominate candidates by political
parties for the November 21 election are scheduled between August
25 and September 15, in Kongi State and between September 7 and 30 for Bayelsa
state.
The positions of governor and deputy governor will be November 14 and October 7 for Kogi and Bayelsa States respectively, the electoral body said.
However,
the INEC said formal notices of the elections would be issued not
later than August 23 for Kogi state, and September 5 for Bayelsa
states, in accordance with the Electoral Act 2010, as amended.The
tenures of Governor Idris Wada of Kogi state and Seriake Dickson of
Bayelsa will expire on January 27 and February 14, 2016,
respectively.Amina Bala Zakari, the acting
chairperson of INEC has
reportedly approved the re-constitution of 14 standing committees of
the electoral commission.
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