The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has fixed a date to release the final lists of presidential and governorship candidates.
The Chairman of INEC, Prof Mahmood Yakubu announced the dates on Thursday in Abuja.
Yakubu spoke at a meeting organized by the Centre for Democracy and Development in Abuja with the theme, “Conducting Nigeria’s 2023 Elections in Volatile Security Environment.”
According to Yakubu, the final list of the presidential candidates contesting in the 2023 race would be released on the 20th of September.
He further stated that the list of governorship candidates will be released by the commission on the 4th of October.
Yakubu took the opportunity to charge political parties and their candidates to focus on issue-based campaigns ahead of the 2023 general elections.
