The Independent National Electoral Commission has released the timetable for governorship elections in Bayelsa and Kogi states.
In a statement released on Friday, July 10, by the chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Chris Eyimoga, both elections will be held in 2015.
The election in Kogi is scheduled for Saturday, November 21, while that of Bayelsa will be held on Saturday, December 5.
According to the statement, “campaigns by political parties shall commence on 24th July, 2015 and end on 19th November, 2015 in Kogi and 6th September, 2015 terminating on 3rd December, 2015 in Bayelsa.”
For Kogi state the primary elections to nominate candidates by political parties for the November 21 election are scheduled for between August 25 and September 15, and between September 7 and 30 for Bayelsa state.
The deadline for submission of the list of candidates, CF002, and personal details, CF001, for the positions of governor and deputy governor will be November 14 and October 7 for Kogi and Bayelsa States respectively, the electoral body said.
However, the INEC said formal notices of the elections would be issued not later than August 23 for Kogi state, and September 5 for Bayelsa states, in accordance with the Electoral Act 2010, as amended.
The tenures of Governor Idris Wada of Kogi state and Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa will expire on January 27 and February 14, 2016, respectively.
Amina Bala Zakari, the acting chairperson of INEC has reportedly approved the re-constitution of 14 standing committees of the electoral commission.
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