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INEC Updates On 2023 Election

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By Ayodele Oni

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Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmoud Yakubu on Wednesday updated Nigerians on the commission’s preparations for next year general elections.

The commission has announced that the election will kick off with the presidential in February and ended in March with that of the Houses of Assembly.

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Prof Yakubu disclosed in Abuja that only 1,390,519 Nigerians are eligible to vote in the 2023 general elections.

According to him, 45 percent of total registered voters in the country are invalid.

He said only 1,390,519 Nigerians have valid Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) across the country.

“This is a challenging development,” Yakubu said.

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He also announced that only 10 of the 18 registered political parties have notified the commission of their primaries.

He urged the remaining parties to do the needful and for all the parties to strictly follow the electoral laws and other guidelines.


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