INEC releases timetable for 2015, Ekiti, Osun polls

The Independent National Electoral Commission has released the timetable for the 2015 general election.
It also fixed the dates for the 2014 governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun State.
Next year’s presidential election will hold on February 14.
This was contained in a statement on Friday by the Secretary of INEC, Augusta Ogakwu.
The statement said the Governorship and State House of Assembly elections would take place on February 28, 2015.
The governorship election for Ekiti State will take place on June 21, 2014, while that of Osun State is scheduled for August 9, 2014.
For the Ekiti State governorship election, the detailed  electoral timetable indicates that the commission shall issue notice for the election on March 3, 2014.
The timetable further showed that commencement of campaigns for the poll begins on March 23, 2014 while collection of forms for candidates by their political parties begins on April 1.
The timetable also shows that the last day for the conduct of party primaries is April 14, 2014, while the last day for submission of forms CF001 and CF002 at the INEC headquarters is April 21, 2014.
Publication of personal particulars of the candidates shall take place on April 26, 2014.
The last day set aside for withdrawal by candidates and their replacement by political parties has been fixed for May 7, 2014 while the last day for submission of nomination forms is fixed for May 20, 2014.
Publication of the official list of voters is also scheduled for May 20.
The Commission has  set aside publication of notice of poll for June 4, 2014.
The table also shows that submission of names of party agents for the poll to the Electoral Officer of the Local Government or Area Council has been fixed for June 5, 2014.
The last day for campaigns would be June 19, 2014.