This file photo shows Incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari, who is running for a second term of office, waves to his supporters at his election campaign rally in the northern state of Katsina, Nigeria, on Feb. 14, 2019. (Xinhua/Olatunji Obasa)
Nigeria will hold next presidential election on Feb. 25, 2023, one week later than originally scheduled, the country's electoral body announced on Saturday.
ABUJA, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Nigeria will hold next presidential election on Feb. 25, 2023, one week later than originally scheduled, the country's electoral body announced on Saturday.
Elections for the country's bicameral legislature will be held on the same date, Mahmood Yakubu, head of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), told the media in Abuja, the Nigerian capital.
This file photo shows Supporters of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party celebrate after incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari was declared the winner of the 2019 presidential election in Abuja, Nigeria, on Feb. 27, 2019. (Xinhua/NAN)
Governorship and state legislature elections will be on March 11, 2023, also a week later than the original date, March 4, the INEC said.
On Friday, President Muhammadu Buhari signed an amended electoral act, ahead of next year's general elections in the most populous African country.
During a short signing ceremony at the State House in Abuja, Buhari said the re-worked electoral act holds a lot of promises for improving the election processes in Nigeria, with the introduction of new technology, and efforts to engender clarity and transparency.
The INEC said it decided to adjust the dates of the 2023 general elections to ensure compliance with the provisions of the new law. ■
