INEC fixes February 16th for 2019 presidential, NASS elections

The Independent National Electoral Commission has confirmed the dates for the Presidential and National Assembly elections, which will hold in 2019.

INEC chairman, Professor Yakubu Mahmood, made this announcement, while meeting with members of the Commission and all Resident Electoral Commissioners.

He said the Presidential and National Assembly elections have been fixed for Saturday, February the 16th 2019.

It added that the gubernatorial and state assembly elections and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) council elections will hold on March 2, 2019.

INEC also announced that the timetable and schedule of activities for the Ekiti and Osun gubernatorial elections will be released on Thursday, October 5.