The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said it will conduct rerun and bye-elections across the country in February next year to fill existing vacancies in the state and federal legislatures.

INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, stated this at a meeting with leaders of political parties in Abuja.

According to Yakubu, the courts ordered the commission to conduct rerun elections in 34 federal and state constituencies: one in the Senate, 11 federal constituencies, and 22 state constituencies.

He stated that the reruns would be held alongside bye-elections, noting that political parties must conduct fresh primaries within the limited time provided by law.

He added that the commission is looking at the first week of February to conduct the re-run and bye-elections.