Gombe, Kano, Bauchi, Delta bye-elections offer vital lessons for general election – INEC chairman

As preparations intensify up of the 2027 wide election, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has described the bye-elections conducted crossed Gombe, Kano, Bauchi and Delta states arsenic indispensable operational benchmarks for evaluating the nation’s electoral infrastructure.

During remarks delivered on Saturday while straight overseeing operations astatine the Commission’s National Situation Room astatine its office successful Abuja, INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, underscored that nary electoral contention should beryllium regarded arsenic insignificant.

The committee conducted 4 important legislative bye-elections successful the Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency successful Gombe State; Dawakin Kudu State Constituency successful Kano State; Sakwa and Disina State Constituencies successful Bauchi State and Udu State Constituency successful Delta State.

Amupitan, who maintained that each off-cycle predetermination functioned arsenic a captious preparatory workout for nationwide elections, stated: “These 4 bye-elections furnish indispensable operational insi...