Imo North Senate (1) And HOR (2) Included.
Imo West Senate Excluded.
Imo West Senate Excluded.
The Independent National Electoral Commission is set to hold 32 House of Representatives and senatorial elections which were declared inconclusive.
INEC made the announcement on its website on Thursday.
According to the commission, Rivers State will have the highest number of supplementary elections comprising six federal constituency elections and two senatorial polls.
They are Rivers East and Rivers West senatorial districts; Rivers East federal constituency, Okrika/Ogu/Bolo; Ikwerre/Emouha; Akuku Toru/Asari Toru; Degema/Bonny and Ahoada West/Ogbo/Egbema/Udeni federal constituencies.
Lagos has the second highest number of inconclusive elections. The federal constituencies where supplementary elections will hold are Oshodi/Isolo I, Oshodi/Isolo II, Ajeromi/Ifelodun, Somolu, Ojo and Eti-Osa.
Imo will have a supplementary election in Imo North senatorial district and two federal constituencies – Ehime Mbano/Ihitte Ubora/Obowo and Isiala Mbano/Okigwe/Onumo.
Interestingly, Imo West senatorial district is not listed as one of the areas where a supplementary election will hold.
Governor Rochas Okorocha was declared the winner of the election but INEC refused to issue him with a certificate of return because the Returning Officer, Innocent Ibeabuchi, alleged that he declared Okorocha the winner of the poll under duress.
INEC will also conduct senatorial supplementary elections in Plateau South district and a federal constituency election in Jos North/Bassa.
There will also be supplementary polls in Ibarapa North/Ibarapa Central federal constituency of Oyo State as well as in Ondo South senatorial district.
Legislative supplementary elections will also hold in Bauchi, Kogi, Akwa Ibom, Sokoto, Abia and Kaduna states.
INEC is also expected to hold governorship run-offs in six states. They are Kano, Bauchi, Benue, Plateau, Adamawa and Sokoto.
Over 40 elections were declared inconclusive, the highest in the nation’s political history.
It was learnt that the commission has budgeted N4.6bn for miscellaneous expenses on the supplementary polls.
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