The Independent National Electoral Commission has changed the 2023 elections timetable, following the signing of the Electoral Act by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday.
This was announced by the Chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, at a news conference in Abuja on Saturday.
He said the Presidential and National Assembly elections earlier scheduled for February 18 will now hold on Saturday, February 25, 2023, while governorship and state houses of assembly elections will hold 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
The INEC boss also said 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.
