INEC fixes dates for primaries in restored Benue constituencies

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed June 16 to June 25, 2026, for the behaviour of governmental enactment primaries successful restored authorities constituencies crossed Benue, Delta, Jigawa and Kogi states up of the 2027 General Election.
The committee announced the determination successful a property connection issued connected Wednesday by the National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Kudu Haruna.

According to INEC, the enactment followed tribunal judgments directing the restoration of respective antecedently suppressed constituencies and was carried retired successful enactment with the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Electoral Act 2026.

In Benue State, the restored constituencies are Nyamatsor, Ukum Afia, Konshisha III (Shangev-Tiev), Makurdi III (South East), and Gboko III State Constituencies.

INEC said the peculiar superior elections would alteration governmental parties to nominate candidates for the restored constituencies successful mentation for the 2027 wide election.

“For the avoidance of doubt, each different timelines and activities contained successful the already published revised Timetable and Schedule of Activit...