2015 POLL: INEC TIME TABLE OUT

Feb 14, 2015: Presidential, N/Assembly elections
Feb 28, 2015: Guber, State Assembly elections
June 21, 2014: Ekiti Guber
Aug 9, 2014: Osun Guber

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed February 14, 2015 for next year’s Presidential and National Assembly elections.

This was contained in a statement issued last night in Abuja  by the Secretary to the Commission Mrs Augusta Ogakwu.

The statement further indicates that the Governorship and State House of Assembly elections would take place on 28, February, 2015.

The time table further indicates that commencement of campaigns for the polls begins on March  23, 2014 while collection of forms for candidates by their political parties begins on April 1.

The time table also shows that the last day for the conduct of party primaries is April 14, 2014.

The table further  shows that the last day for submission of forms CF001 and CF002 at the INEC headquarters is April 21, 2014. Publication of personal particulars of the candidates shall take place on April 26, 2014.

The last day set aside for withdrawal by candidates and their replacement by political parties has been fixed for 7th May, 2014 while the last day for submission of nomination forms is fixed for May 20, 2014. Publication of the official list of voters is also scheduled for May, 20.

The Commission has  set aside publication of notice of poll for June 4, 2014.

The table also shows that Submission of names of party agents  for the polls to the Electoral Officer of the Local Government or Area Council has been fixed for June 5, 2014. The last day for campaigns would be June 19, 2014.

INEC may have come of age and want to make a great change in our electoral system which is believed to be corrupt and very prone to massive rigging. A stitch in time may save nine for INEC, who knows?