The Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC)
tonight released the timetable for
the 2015 general elections.
The commission also announced
the timetable for the conduct of
the governorship election in both
Ekiti and Osun States. Both states
have early elections.
In a three-paragraph statement
issued by INEC’s secretary,
Augusta Ogakwu, the commission
revealed that the presidential and
National Assembly elections
would come first. Going by the
timetable, Nigerians will elect a
president as well as members of
the national legislature on
February 14, 2015. Elections for
governors as well as members of
the 36 state houses of assembly
are scheduled for February 28,
2015.
The Ekiti State governorship
election is to hold on June 21,
2014 while that of Osun State will
hold on August 9, 2014.
INEC faces a major test and
unprecedented challenge in
conducting next year’s general
elections. The recent upheavals
in the ruling Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) as well as a dramatic
rise in the rhetoric of supporters
and opponents of President
Goodluck Jonathan have
provoked speculations that a
rigged election could precipitate
a level of post-poll violence that
has not been witnessed in
Nigeria in a long time.
No comments:
Post a Comment