INEC Releases 2019 Election Timetable For Party Primaries:

• COLLECTION OF FORMS FOR POLITICAL PARTIES FOR ALL ELECTIONS TO BE ISSUED TO CANDIDATES

*17TH AUGUST TO 24TH AUGUST 2018.* • CONDUCT OF PARTY PRIMARIES INCLUDING RESOLUTION OF DISPUTE ARISING FROM PRIMARIES.

*18TH AUGUST ENDS 07TH OCTOBER 2018.* • COMMENCEMENT OF CAMPAIGN BY POLITICAL PARTIES FOR PRESIDENTIAL AND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

*18TH NOVEMBER 2018* • COMMENCEMENT OF CAMPAIGN BY POLITICAL PARTIES FOR GOVERNORSHIP AND STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY

*01ST DECEMBER 2018.* • LAST DAY OF SUBMISSION OF FORMS CF001 AND CF002 AT INEC HQ (FOR ALL ELECTIONS)

PRESIDENTIAL AND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY *18TH OCTOBER 2018.* • GOVERNORSHIP AND STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY *02ND NOVEMBER 2018.* • PUBLICATIONS OF PERSONAL PARTICULARS OF CANDIDATES (CF001)

PRESIDENTIAL AND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY *25TH OCTOBER 2018* • GOVERNORSHIP AND STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY *09TH NOVEMBER 2018.* • LAST DAY OF WITHDRAWAL BY CANDIDATES/REPLACEMENT BY POLITICAL PARTIES.

PRESIDENTIAL AND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY *17TH NOVEMBER 2018* • GOVERNORSHIP AND STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY *01ST DECEMBER 2018.* • LAST DAY OF SUBMISSION OF NOMINATION FORMS BY POLITICAL PARTIES.

PRESIDENTIAL AND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY *03RD DECEMBER 2018* • GOVERNORSHIP AND STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY *17TH DECEMBER 2018.* • SUBMISSION OF NAMES OF PARTY AGENTS FOR ELECTION TO ELECTORIAL OFFICERS OF THE LOCAL GOVT AREAS.

PRESIDENTIAL AND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY *01ST FEBRUARY 2019* • GOVERNORSHIP AND STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY *16TH FEBRUARY 2019.* • LAST DAY OF CAMPAIGN. PRESIDENTIAL AND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY *14TH FEBRUARY 2019* • GOVERNORSHIP AND STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY *28TH FEBRUARY 2109.* • DATE OF ELECTIONS. PRESIDENTIAL AND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY *16TH FEBRUARY 2019* • GOVERNORSHIP AND STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY *28TH FEBRUARY 2019.* • INEC releases 2019 election time table, fixes party Primaries for August 18 2018 (for presidential and national assembly elections) and October 17 2018 for governorship and state assembly elections.