Chairman of the Electoral Umpire Mahmood Yakubu, said INEC has since the 2015 general elections conducted 50 re-run elections in 16 states in compliance with court orders.
Seven by-elections, occasioned by death or resignation have also been conducted in five states, while two more elections were organized at the weekend in Kwara and Nasarawa states, due to the death of two elected individuals in the Kwara State House of Assembly and the Federal House of Representatives respectively.
Yakubu, who spoke at a retreat organized by the Federal House of Representatives’ Committee on Electoral and Political Parties Matters in Abuja at the weekend, also said INEC did conduct three end-of- tenure elections in Kogi and Bayelsa states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as well.
He said: “In the case of the FCT, it was one election, but conducted in 68 different constituencies – six council chairmen and 62 councillors. In addition, the courts have so far upturned 23 constituency elections – House of Representatives and State Assemblies – and ordered the commission to withdraw certificates from candidates adjudged not to have been validly elected.”
“We have since complied and issued certificates to the rightful winners from the 2015 general elections. We still have 31 more elections to conduct from the 2015 nullified elections, in addition to the forthcoming end of tenure elections for governorship in Edo (September) and Ondo (November) states,” He added.
