INEC timetable: Presidential, gov primaries start October 2

INEC timetable: Presidential, gov primaries start October 2
   
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NEC Chairman, Professor Attahiru JegaThe Independent National Electoral Commission on Saturday gave further details regarding the timetable it released for the 2015 general elections.The detailed timetable signed by the Secretary to the commission, Mrs. Augusta Ogakwu, stated that primary elections of political parties would commence on October 2, 2014 and end December 11, 2014.The parties are also to use the same period to resolve disputes that would arise from the primaries.INEC further slated November 16, 2014 for commencement of political campaigns for presidential and National Assembly elections, while campaigns for governorship and state house of assembly will start November 30, 2014.Campaigns for presidential and National Assembly election are expected to end on February 12, 2015 while those for governorship and state houses of assembly elections will stop February 26, 2015.The breakdown of activities for the election showed that the publication of official register of voters for election will be done on January 13, 2015, while publication of list of nominated candidates for presidential and National Assembly elections will be done on January 13, 2015.According to the commission, the last day for submission of nomination forms by political parties in the presidential and National Assembly elections is January 6, 2015, while January 20, 2015 is for the governorship and state houses of assembly elections.The list of nominated candidates for governorship and state houses of assembly will be published on January 17, 2015. Publication of notice of poll for all elections will be displayed on January 18, 2015.The commission also slated November 4-11, 2014 as date for collection of forms for all elections by political parties.Furthermore, INEC fixed December 18, 2014 as the last day for submission of Forms CF001 and CF002 at the INEC headquarters for presidential and National Assembly elections, while December 25, 2014 was fixed for governorship and state assembly elections.Also, December 30, 2014 was fixed as the last day for withdrawal and replacement of withdrawn candidates by political parties for presidential and National Assembly elections, while January 13, 2015 was fixed for governorship and state houses of assembly elections.Similarly, publication of personal particulars of candidates (CF001) for the presidential and National Assembly was fixed for December 25, 2014, while for the governorship and state houses of assembly elections will be done on January 1, 2015.Submission of names of party agents for the election to electoral officers of local government areas or area councils was fixed for January 29, 2015 for presidential and National Assembly elections, while February 12, 2015 was fixed for governorship and state houses of assembly elections.The commission said political parties are to start their campaign for the governorship election in Ekiti State on March 23.It added that collection of forms for the election at its headquarters would be on April 1; while the last date for the conduct of party primaries, including resolution of disputes arising from the primaries, would be on April 14.The last date for the submission of Forms CF001 and CF002 at INEC headquarters is fixed for April 21.The commission added that it will publish the personal particulars of candidates on April 28.The commission had on Friday fixed February 14, 2015 as date for the presidential and National Assembly elections, while it also fixed February 28, 2015 as date for the governorship and state houses of assembly elections.