Bye-elections provide lessons for 2027 polls – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has described Saturday’s bye-elections successful Gombe, Kano, Bauchi and Delta states arsenic an accidental to trial its systems and logistics up of the 2027 wide elections.

The INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, said the committee would usage lessons from the 4 bye-elections to amended its preparations for the nationwide polls.

Amupitan spoke portion monitoring the elections from the commission’s National Situation Room astatine its office successful Abuja on Saturday.

The elections were held successful the Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency of Gombe State, Dawakin Kudu State Constituency of Kano State, Sakwa and Disina State Constituencies of Bauchi State, and Udu State Constituency of Delta State.

In a connection issued by his Chief Press Secretary/Media Adviser, Adedayo Oketola, the INEC president said each predetermination provided an accidental for the committee to measure its readiness.

“These 4 bye-elections supply indispensable operational lesso...