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The Ekiti State Governorship election will hold on July 14, 2018, while Osun State Governorship election will hold September 22, 2018, Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) disclosed this on Thursday, 5th October 2017.
Commencement date of campaigns for Ekiti Governorship election is April 15, 2018, and that of Osun State June 24, 2018.
Meanwhile, INEC has disclosed that more parties would soon be registered before the stipulated period.
INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu stated this during a consultative meeting with national leaders of political parties on Wednesday, 4th October 2017 in Abuja the country's capity city.
The boss equally disclosed that INEC would by first week of November 2017 take its decision on pending political associations requesting to be registered as political parties.
Prof. Yakubu further accused some parties of violating the constitution. He said 18 out of 46 registered political parties are yet to constitute their National Executive Committee (NEC) as required by the law.
“Section 223 of the constitution talks about the validity of the composition of the political parties NEC.
“Unfortunately, out of the 46 registered political parties, only 28 parties are in compliance. 18 political parties have not complied”, he said.
The boss also expressed INEC displeasure over failure of some political parties to have functional offices in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), as stipulated in Section 222 of the constitution.
“As we speak today, only 29 political parties are in compliance while 17 political parties have not. So, we have 17 political parties that have no offices in FCT or their rents have expired which amounts to the same thing as not having an office in FCT,” he stated.
Professor Yakubu as well disclosed that only five parties have complied with the Electoral Act compelling political parties to submit election campaign expenses since the end of the 2015 general elections.
“Parties are expected to submit to the Commission their election campaign expenses for the 2015 general elections but as we speak only five political parties are in compliance.
Compiled by: Rostrum
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