The Independent National Electoral Commission has said it will conduct reruns and bye-elections across the country in February 2024 to fill existing vacancies in the state and federal legislatures.
The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, stated this at a meeting with leaders of political parties in Abuja on Monday ahead of the elections.
Re-run elections only involve the parties and candidates that participated in the general election, unless a party wishes to replace a deceased candidate. However, bye-elections are fresh elections.
Yakubu noted that at the end of litigation, the courts ordered the commission to conduct rerun elections in 34 federal and state constituencies, made up of one in the Senate, 11 federal constituencies, and 22 state constituencies.
He stated that both elections would be held on the same day, adding that political parties must conduct fresh primaries within the limited period provided by law.
