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INEC Takes Off General Decisions Dates For Next 36 Years Election.

The Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC ) on Wednesday declared dates for general races in the country for the following 36 years, beginning from 2019 to 2055.

Administrator of the commission, Prof. Mamood Yakubu, made the declaration at a consultative gathering with pioneers of political gatherings in Abuja.

“In 2019, the dates are Feb. 16 and March 2; in 2023, the dates are Feb. 18 and March 4.

“In 2027, the dates are Feb. 20 and March 6; in 2031, it is Feb.15 and March 1.

“In 2035, it is Feb. 17 and March 3; in 2039, it is Feb.19 and March 5 and in 2043, it will hold on Feb. 21 and March 7.

“In 2047, it is Feb.15 and March 2; in 2051, it is Feb.18 and March 1; in 2055, it is Feb. 20 and March 6,” Yakubu stated.

He called attention to that in different vote based systems of the world times of races were by and large known and were not subjects for theory.

Yakubu clarified that the point was to cause assurance in the race date-book and take into consideration long haul arranging by the commission and all partners.

He said that sureness in race schedule was important to coordinate Nigeria's law based framework with worldwide accepted procedures.

The director said that over the most recent one week, INEC got 108 applications from affiliations looking to be enlisted as political gatherings.

He said that 66 of the applications did not meet the underlying necessities while 33 passed and had continued to the following stage.

He said that nine others were at the last phase of enrollment.

The INEC chairman recognized political gatherings for the parts they played in the governorship and National Assembly by-races in Anambra which guaranteed that the activities were without emergency.

He encouraged all current political gatherings yet to conform to every single applicable segment of the established prerequisites essential for their reality, to do as such.


He exhorted the gatherings to guarantee hostility free traditions and congresses in front of 2019 and the Ekiti and Osun governorship decisions later in the year.

“Internal party democracy is critical to the overall success of the elections and it helps to eliminate some protracted litigations.

“Less than a year to the 2019 general elections, there are still cases in courts, challenging the nomination of candidates in the 2015 elections,’’ he stated.


Yakubu asked the gatherings to help the commission in its mission to purify the voter enlist by drawing the consideration of the umpire to any inconsistency.

In his comments, the Chairman, Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Alhaji Mohammed Nalado, praised INEC for perceiving political gatherings as accomplices.

He said that with practically no money related help, political gatherings were at the cutting edge of voter sensitisation to the need to act mindfully at surveying units.

Nalado recognized the commission for making an empowering situation for nothing and reasonable races by taking off decision schedule in great time.


He included that the political gatherings were content with the situation of INEC on the succession of races, saying that the commission followed up on the current law.

He respected the recently enrolled political gatherings to IPAC and asked INEC to help the chamber's intend to alter its set of accepted rules.


As per Nalado, the revision will address issues of inward majority rules system, compromise framework among different issues influencing political gatherings in the country.

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