The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed the dates for the governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun States.
The electoral umpire fixed Saturday, July 20, for governorship election in Ekiti State, while Saturday, August 8, 2026, was announced as the date for the gubernatorial poll in Osun State.
The Commission’s Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, revealed these dates known during the swearing in of six newly-appointed Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) in Abuja on Friday, May 30, 2025.
The RECs were recently confirmed by the National Assembly.
Yakubu added that the electoral umpire was finalising arrangements for bye-elections to fill vacant seats in the National and State Houses of Assembly.
