INEC releases 2015 elections time-table

According to the timetable, the Presidential and National Assembly elections scheduled to hold on February 14,  2015, will precede elections into the State Houses of Assembly, as well as that of all but four of the 36 states of the federation.

This is because the Anambra State governorship elections was held in November 16, 2013, while the governorship elections for Ekiti and Osun States have been slated to hold on June 21st and August 9th, 2014 respectively.

A statement signed by the Secretary of the Commission, Mrs. Augusta Ogakwu,  in Abuja, also said the commission fixed state assembly and governorship elections for February 28, 2015.

Ogakwu, who said the timetable, was released after the retreat the commission held in Kaduna State, between Tuesday and Friday, explained that the release was done pursuant to the powers conferred on the commission, by the Constitution and the Electoral Act (2010) as amended.

The commission was however silent on when those interested in the 2015 polls could begin to signal their intention.

Analysts are of the view that by making the time table public, INEC has technically declared that electioneering can commence.