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INEC announces date for 2023 general elections

INEC announces February 18 for 2023 general election

Share THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced February 18 as the date for the 2023 general election in the country.  Just as it confirmed that the election timetable will be released after Anambra’s governorship election on November 6.  INEC chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu made the announcement on Wednesday during a one-day public hearing on the National Electoral Offences Commission (Establishment) Bill 2021, organised by the Senate Committee on INEC.  According to the INEC boss, the 2023 general elections are exactly one year, nine months, two weeks and six days or 660 days from today.  “By the principle established by the Commission, the 2023 General Election will hold on Saturday 18th February 2023 which is exactly one year, nine months, two weeks and six days or 660 days from today,” he said. 

Electoral Offences: 125 Cases In Court, 60 Convictions Made In Six Years – INEC

  Since the 2015 general elections in the country, 125 cases of electoral offences were filed in various courts out of which 60 convictions have been secured so far, including the most recent one in Akwa Ibom State. This is according to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, who stated this on Wednesday during a one-day public hearing on the National Electoral Offences Commission (Establishment) Bill 2021, organized by the Senate Committee on INEC. “Of the numerous responsibilities carried out by the Commission, the prosecution of electoral offenders has been one of the most challenging,” he said. “For instance, since the 2015 General Election, 125 cases of electoral offences were filed in various courts out of which 60 convictions have been secured so far, including the most recent one in Akwa Ibom State.”

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