The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed the date for off-cycle governorship polls in Edo and Ondo states.
INEC disclosed this in a statement on X, saying the Edo poll will be held on the 21st of September, 2024.
The statement, signed by the Chairman of the INEC Voter Committee, Sam Olumekun, also announced that the governorship election in Ondo is slated for the 16th of November, 2024.
The electoral body said party primaries would be held between the first and the twenty fourth of February, 2024 while the submission of the list of nominated candidates via the online portal would start at 9 am on the fourth of March, and close at 6 pm on the 26th of March, 2024.
It stated that according to some provisions in the Constitution, the latest date for Election to the office of Governor, Edo State, is 12th October 2024 while that of Ondo State is 24th January 2025.
