{"id":31170,"date":"2020-10-15T17:16:47","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T17:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=31170"},"modified":"2020-10-15T17:16:47","modified_gmt":"2020-10-15T17:16:47","slug":"inec-announces-date-for-2023-presidential-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/inec-announces-date-for-2023-presidential-election","title":{"rendered":"INEC announces date for 2023 presidential election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n<p>The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced when the 2023 presidential election will hold.<\/p>\n<p>The date is February 18, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, made the disclosure on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>He spoke at the inauguration of the Ad hoc Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>Yakubu told House of Representatives members that they are about 855 days left for the next general elections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria: The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced when the 2023 presidential election will hold. The date is February 18, 2023. INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, made the disclosure on Thursday. He spoke at the inauguration of the Ad hoc Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution. 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