By DADA AYOKHAI
The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced that all outstanding governorship, National and State Assembly supplementary elections will take place on Saturday, April 15, 2023.
In Edo state, supplementary elections will hold in some parts of the Edo south senatorial district known as Benin in local parlance.
This will include that of House of representatives seat for Orhiomwon / Uhunmwonde federal constituency and House of Assembly elections in Oredo East, Egor and Ovia south west.
This was made known by the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi on Monday.
Oyekanmi said, “Arising from its meeting held today, the Independent National Electoral Commission has decided that all outstanding governorship, National and State Assembly supplementary elections will take place on Saturday 15th April 2023.
“A detailed official statement will follow shortly.”
INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye, had last Saturday assured protesting women at the commission’s headquarters in respect of the Adamawa election that a new date for the supplementary election that would be “credible and transparent” would be announced soon.
