The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed August 18 for Takum I, Taraba State House of Assembly by-election.
Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Alhaji Baba Yusuf, who spoke yesterday while addressing chairmen in Jalingo, said the Speaker, Abel Diah, wrote to INEC on Tuesday declaring the seat vacant.
The lawmaker representing Takum I, Hosea Ibi, was abducted on December 31, 2017, and murdered in January.
Yusuf urged stakeholders to cooperate with the commission to ensure a successful election.
He said: “I am pleased to inform you that Speaker of the House of Assembly, Mr Abel Diah, wrote to the commission on Tuesday, declaring Takum I seat vacant.
“The commission is, therefore, mandated by law to conduct a by-election to fill the vacancy within 30 hinted that the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) would end on August 17, and assured the people that registered voters would get their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) before 2019 elections.
“We are ending the CVR August 17 because we want all registered voters to get their PVCs. Distribution of PVCs will end one week to the 2019 elections and we have put in place measures to ensure smooth distribution,” he added.