Flash: INEC Releases Timetable For 2023 General Elections

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released timetable for the next year general elections adding that, the presidential election will hold on February 25, 2023.

Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, disclosed this on Saturday at a media briefing in Abuja.

The INEC boss added that, the national assembly elections will hold on the same day, while governorship and state house of assembly polls will take place on March 11, 2023.

Yakubu explained that the new date is to allow for conformity with the provisions of the Electoral laws which stipulates that elections notice be published at least 260 days to the elections.

He also stated that, the electoral guidelines will also be published in due course.

The new Act states that INEC must publish the notice of election at least 360 days to the polls.