Following court judgments that ordered the reversal of previously suppressed constituencies, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has restored state constituencies in Benue, Delta, Jigawa and Kogi States.
The commission, in a statement signed by Mohammed Kudu Haruna, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, said the restoration is in line with the 1999 Constitution as amended and the Electoral Act, 2026.
The Commission said the affected constituencies will now participate fully in the 2027 General Election, starting with the nomination of candidates by political parties.
INEC announced that political party primaries for the restored constituencies will hold from 16th to 25th June 2026.
The restored constituencies in Benue State include Nyamatsor, Ukum Afia, Konshisha III (Shangev-Tiev), Makurdi III (South East), and Gboko III, while in Delta State, they are Aniocha North II, Ika North East II, Sapele II, Ethiope West II, Warri South West II, and Warri North II
Aujara, in Jigawa State, while that of Kogi State has Adavi East, Eika, Ajaokuta North, Bassa-Komu, Dekina Town and District, Ijumu II, Kabba-Bunu II, Koton Karfe II, Igalao gwa, and Ogugu
The Commission clarified that all other timelines and activities in the already published revised timetable for the 2027 General Election remain unchanged for the restored areas.
“Due to the peculiar nature of this arrangement, Political Parties are requested to submit Notices of Political Party Primaries to the Commission prior to the scheduled date,” the statement reads.
Veteran journalist and recipient of A.B.C Yola, Reporter of the Year Award (1997), Hassan Umar Shallpella, works with WAP as a Regional Correspondence. He was trained at Institute of Mass Communication and Technology Jos and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Training School Lagos.He was a News desk Editor and a Correspondent at the Punch newspaper and till 2019, was the Deputy Editor ofThe Scope newspaper.
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