By Our Correspondent
\nThe Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has restored four previously suppressed State House of Assembly constituencies in Delta and Kogi States, in compliance with court judgments directing their reinstatement.<\/p>\n
Announcing the development yesterday , the commission said the restoration affects three constituencies in Delta State and one in Kogi State.<\/p>\n
The restored constituencies are: Abraka State Constituency, Isoko North II State Constituency, and Ughelli South II State Constituency in Delta State, and Yagba West II State Constituency in Kogi State.<\/p>\n
The commission said the decision follows judgments of the courts which directed the restoration of the additional constituencies in the two states.<\/p>\n
INEC has fixed August 21 to August 25, 2026, for the conduct of party primaries in the restored constituencies.<\/p>\n
The same period will also cover primaries for bye-elections to fill recent vacancies in other constituencies. These include Gombe\/Kwami\/Funakaye Federal Constituency of Gombe State, Disina and Sakawa State Constituencies of Bauchi State, Udu State Constituency of Delta State, and Dawakin Kudu State Constituency of Kano State.<\/p>\n
Elections into all the affected constituencies have been scheduled for September 19, 2026.<\/p>\n
The commission clarified that for the avoidance of doubt, all other timelines and activities contained in the already published revised Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the 2027 General Election shall apply to the restored constituencies.<\/p>\n
Political parties have been requested to submit notices of their various primaries to the commission ahead of the scheduled dates.<\/p>\n
National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Kudu Haruna, who signed the statement, said the restoration was necessary to give full effect to the judgments of the courts and to ensure representation for the affected communities.<\/p>\n
He reiterated that the commission remains committed to ensuring credible, inclusive, and transparent electoral processes.<\/p>\n
With the restoration, the number of State House of Assembly seats to be contested in the affected states will increase, while voters in Abraka, Isoko North II, Ughelli South II, and Yagba West II will now participate in electing representatives into their respective state legislatures.<\/p>\n
The development brings to an end years of legal battles by stakeholders in the affected areas who had challenged their previous exclusion from having separate constituencies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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