The stage is set for tomorrow’s by-elections into the Senate, House of Representatives and House of Assembly seats across 26 states.
Already, sensitive materials have been distributed to the affected polling districts and constituencies by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
However, the commission said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will not participate in the election in Plateau North Senatorial District and Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency, based on the judgment of the Court of Appeal.
The court had nullified the victory of PDP House of Assembly members in the state, following the party’s failure to conduct its Congresses according to laid down rules.
Also in Ebonyi, a High Court in Abakaliki nullified the candidacy of Silas Onu, being fielded by the PDP.
Apart from Plateau and Ebonyi, states where the rerun will hold are Yobe, Kebbi, Lagos, Ondo, Taraba, Benue, Borno, Kaduna, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, and Cross River.
Others are Delta, Enugu, Jigawa, Katsina, Adamawa, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Kano, Nasarawa, Niger, Oyo, Sokoto, and Zamfara.
The seats became vacant, following the appointment of the senators and House of Representatives members as ministers by President Bola Tinubu.
Also, in some states, the reruns were ordered by the court due to irregularities that marred the previous exercise.
No fewer than 4,567,689 eligible voters are expected to participate in the elections; 2,189,171 voters will participate in in two senatorial districts, four federal constituencies and three state constituencies.
Also, 2,220,912 voters will participate in the Court ordered rerun into the National Assembly, while 157,606 voters will participate in the elections into Houses of Assembly.
By-elections will be conducted in two senatorial districts of Ebony South and Yobe East, four federal constituencies in Kebbi, Lagos, Ondo and Taraba and three state constituencies in Benue, Borno and Kaduna states.
Also, court ordered rerun elections will take place in one senatorial district of Plateau Central, 12 federal constituencies in 10 states and 25 state Assembly seats in 16 states.
The Federal constituencies where elections will take place are Surelere 1 (Lagos), Yauri/Shanta/Ingaski and Arewa/Dandi (Kebbi), Akoko North East/North West (Ondo), Jalingo/Yorro/Zing (Taraba), Ikono/Ini (Akwa Ibom) and Akamkpa/Biase (Cross River State).
Others are Nnewi North/Nnewi South and Orumba North/Orumba South (Anambra), Igbo Eze North/Udenu (Enugu), Birnin Kudu/Buji (Jigawa), Igabi and Kachia/Kagarko (Kaduna), Faskari/Kankara/Sabuwa (Katsina), Jos North/Bases (Plateau) and Fine/Fune (Yobe) federal constituencies.
Senatorial elections will hold in Ebonyi South and Yobe East, following the resignation of Senator Dave Umahi, who was appointed Works Minister and Senator Ibrahim Gaidam,Minister of Police Affairs.
At the state level, elections to fill vacant positions in state Houses of Assembly will take place in Adamawa (1), Akwa Ibom (1), Bauchi (3), Bayelsa (1), Cross River (2), Delta (2), Enugu (1), Kaduna (2), Kano (3), Nasarawa (2), Niger (1), Oyo (1), Sokoto (2), Zamfara (1), Benue (1) and Borno (1).
Only Simon Mwadikwon is facing a court-ordered rerun into the Senate; 12 members of the House of Representatives are also facing court ordered rerun They are Emmanuel Ukpong-Udo (PDP-Akwa Ibom), Clement Nwachukwu (APGA-Anambra), Change Nnabuife (YPP-Anambra) and Inyang Lamke (APC-Cross Rivers).
Others are Dennis Agbo (LP-Enugu), Adamu Yakubu (PDP-Jigawa), Husseini Halloween (PDP-Kaduna), David Umaru (PDP-Kaduna), Mohammed Jamilu (PDP-Katsina), Garba Rabiu Kamba (APC-Kebbi), Musa Agah Avia (PDP-Plateau) and Jajere Buba Mohammed (PDP-Yobe).