The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced that the governorship and state Assembly elections will hold on 2 March 2019.

The election umpire also fixed the Area Council elections in FCT for the same date.

INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, made the announcement on Wednesday during a meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners at the Commission’s Conference Room, INEC Headquarters, Abuja.

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Yakubu also disclosed that the list of candidates for elections will be published in its Federal Capital Territory office and also at the six Area Councils on Wednesday, 21st November 2018 (today).

He appealed to citizens to check the personal details of the chairmanship and councillorship candidates that seek to represent them.

Party primaries for the Area Council elections ended on 27th October 2018.