by By Elijah Ugani
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has fixed December 5, 2020 for all pending bye election in the country.
The decision was taken today after a critical meeting with all stakeholders by the Commission.
In a release sighted by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Voters Education, Mr. Festus Okoye Esq., indicates that all bye elections will hold on December, 5th 2020.
The release reads in parts “Based on these consultations, the Commission believes that security in the affected states has improved while the environmental challenges has reasonably abated. Consequently, the Commission has decided to hold all pending bye elections on Saturday, December 5th, 2020”
Recall that the Commission had met with all Resident Electoral Commissioner on October 22, 2020 and postponed the bye election that was fixed for October 31 due to the security and environmental challenges.
