The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed the date for off-cycle governorship polls in Ondo and Edo states.

INEC in a statement announced that the governorship election in Ondo is slated for November 16, 2024.

The statement, signed by the Chairman of the INEC Voter Committee, SAM OLUMEKUN, also disclosed that the Edo poll will be held on September 21, 2024.

The electoral body said party primaries would be held between February 1 and 24, 2024 while the submission of the list of nominated candidates via the online portal would start at 9 am on March 4, 2024, and close at 6 pm on March 24, 2024.