Nigeria’s Independent Electoral Commission(INEC) has released the electoral calendar for the country’s 2023 general elections.The calendar states that by March 2022, the commission will give guidelines to the respective political parties to conduct primary elections that will give birth to the party’s flag bearers in the 2023 general elections.
According to the calendar, campaigns for the presidential and gubernatorial elections will kick off by April 2022, while party Congresses wil be held in May, 2022 across the country.
The presidential election will be officially conducted in February 2023.
A comprehensive list of other activities that will take place before the 2023 general elections are as follows:
- Consultation continues : January 1-31
- Intensive consultation : February 1-28
- March 2022 : INEC releases guidelines for aspirants, candidates, parties in respect of congress, primary election and campaign.
- April: Campaign for Presidential and Gubernatorial elections.
- May: Party Congresses.
- June: Party Primary Elections.
- July: Petitions on Primary elections.
- August: Court of Appeal hearing on Primary elections conducted.
- September: Supreme Court verdict on all Primary elections. Candidates & winners for Presidential & Gubernatorial flag bearer of Parties contesting.
- October: Aggressive campaign by candidates/Parties across the federation.
- November: Campaign continues.
- December: Peace Accord signed by all presidential and Gubernatorial candidates.
- February 2023: Presidential and National Assembly elections
- March 2023: Gubernatorial and State Assembly elections.
BOOM Television enjoins the business community to plan their 2022 – 2023 strategic itinerary with the aforementioned in mind.
