INEC Announces Date For Governorship Elections

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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced the date for all Governorship and State House of Assembly elections. The commission says the election will hold on March 2, 2019.

Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this at a meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners at the Commission’s Conference Room in Abuja.

A statement on INEC’s twitter handle, @inecnigeria, quoted Yakubu as saying “The Area Council elections in FCT will hold on 2nd March 2019 along with the Governorship and State Assembly elections. Party primaries for the Area Council elections ended on 27th October 2018.