The Nasarawa State Independent Electoral Commission (NAIEC) on Wednesday said it has finalised plans to conduct Local Government elections across the state’s 13 Local Government Areas on Saturday, 2nd November 2024.
This was revealed in a statement issued by NASIEC Chairman, Ayuba Wandai-Usman, who stated that the election will cover both chairmanship and councillorship positions.
New Telegraph recalls that the last Local Government elections in Nasarawa took place in October 2021, with the elected officials serving a three-year term, which is now coming to an end.
Wandai-Usman reaffirmed the commission’s commitment to collaborating with the media to enhance the democratic process in Nasarawa State and Nigeria at large.
“The chairmanship and councillorship elections will be held on Saturday, 2nd November 2024. Nomination papers for the elections are to be submitted at the commission’s headquarters, Democracy House, Shendam Road, Lafia,” Ayuba noted
The NASIEC Chairman also announced that the election timeline had been released, with party primaries and the resolution of disputes set to begin on Friday, 11th October 2024.
Campaigns by political parties for the chairmanship and councillorship elections are expected to commence on Friday, 18th October 2024, while the publication of the final list of nominated candidates is scheduled for Tuesday, 29th October 2024.