Nigeria’s electoral body, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said supplementary presidential and National Assembly elections will be held in parts of the country where votes did not take place or returns were not made.
INEC made the announcement in a statement on Friday.
The supplementary elections will be held simultaneously with governorship and state house of assemblies elections slated for Saturday, March 6.
“Consequently, the meeting decided that supplementary elections will be conducted in all areas where elections did not take place and/or where returns could not be made on Saturday, March 9th, 2019, alongside governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections,” the INEC’s national commissioner for information and voter education, Festus Okoye said. Read more