The schedule of activities for the 2023 general elections in the country has been released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Naija News reports that INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu gave the breakdown during a press conference in Abuja on Saturday.
According to Yakubu, political parties should prepare for the collection of forms from INEC from March 1, 2022, following the latest announcement.
The INEC boss added that the breakdown of the schedule of activities for the 2023 general elections was released as a result of the 2022 amended electoral act recently signed by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Below is the breakdown of the schedule of activities for the 2023 elections:
Activity | Presidential/National Assembly | Governorship/State Houses of Assembly |
| Conduct of party primaries/resolution of disputes | April 4 – June 3 | April 4 – June 3 |
| Submission of nomination forms | June 10 – June 17 | July 1 – July 15 |
| Last date for withdrawal by candidates/replacement of withdrawn candidates by political parties | July 15 | August 12 |
| Last day for submission of nomination forms | August 8 | August 18 |
| Campaign by political parties | September 28, 2022 – February 23, 2023 | October 12, 2022 – March 9, 2023 |
| Last day for submission of names of polling agents by political parties | December 30, 2022 | January 6, 2023 |
| Election date | February 25, 2023 | Marc 11, 2023 |
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