The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has settled on December 5 as the date to conduct the pending by-elections in the country.

The commission through its spokesperson, Festus Okoye released a statement on Friday stating that the by-elections will be held across 11 states in the first week of next month.

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The election was supposed to come earlier than this but had to be suspended due to the violence that broke out as a result of the End SARS protest.

Read the full statement below.

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that they will continue with the registration of prospective voters ahead of the next general election in 2023.

The commission stated that the voter registration will commence in the first quarter of 2021.

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Professor Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Electoral body made the announcement on Wednesday, November 4 and also revealed that an amount of N1billion has been earmarked for the exercise.

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The chairman disclosed that he is in support of diaspora voting during the session, and also called on the National Assembly to amend the Electoral Act to accommodate diaspora and early voting.

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President Mahamadu Buhari has reappointed Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, for a second term in office.

Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman made this known in a statement on Tuesday October 27.

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The chairman who was appointed in November 2015 by president Buhari will have the opportunity to work as the leader of the electoral body for another term.

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“In a letter to President of the Senate, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, the President said in accordance with the provision of Section 154 (1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), “I am pleased to present for confirmation by the Senate, the nomination of Professor Mahmood Yakubu for appointment as Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for a second and final term,” the statement said.

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