2023 Elections: INEC Publishes Notice Of Election

Ahead of the 2023 general elections in Nigeria, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday published the Notice of Election (Form EC60A).

This is in compliance with the timetable and schedule of activities released over the weekend by INEC as well as the constitutional provisions, Naija News reports.

The electoral umpire in a tweet via its official Twitter account said the publishing of the form EC60A is in line with the first activity in the Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the 2023 General Election.

The statement reads: “In compliance with Section 28 (1) of the Electoral Act 2022, which requires INEC to publish the “Notice of Election” in each State of the Federation and the FCT stating:
(a) the date of the election; and
(b) the place where the nomination papers are to be delivered;

“and in line with the first activity in the Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the 2023 General Election, the Commission hereby publishes the Notice of Election (Form EC 60A) today, Monday 28th February 2022.”

It will be recalled that over the weekend, (INEC) announced new dates for the conduct of the 2023 general elections in Nigeria.

INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu who announced the change during a press conference in Abuja on Saturday said the new dates became necessary as a result of the 2022 amended electoral act recently signed by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Naija News reports according to what the INEC Chairman said that the Presidential and National Assembly elections will now hold on Saturday, February 25, 2023, instead of the earlier announced February 18 date.

Also, the governorship and state houses of assembly elections will hold on March 11, 2023.