Alpha Jibrin
The Chairman of the Independent Electorial Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu disclosed during a one-day public hearing on the National Electoral Offences Commission (Establishment) Bill 2021, organized by the Senate Committee on INEC, the date the general election would hold in 2023.
The INEC boss stated that 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.
He also said we hope to release the Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the General Election immediately after the Anambra’s Governorship election scheduled to hold on 6th November 2021.
“In order to do so, there should be clarity and certainty about the electoral legal framework to govern the election. We are confident that the National Assembly will do the needful in earnest.”
Yakubu said that one of the numerous responsibilities carried out by the commission is the prosecution of electoral offenders, describing it as the most challenging duty for INEC.
He lamented that the delay in the prosecution of electoral offenders has been one of the most challenging tasks for the commission since its establishment.
