Ekiti to hold LG elections December 7
Local Government elections in the 16 Council Areas of Ekiti state are now to hold on December 7, as against December 14 earlier announced.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the tenure of the 177 Councillors and 16 chairmen would lapse on December 19, having assumed office in December 19, 2017. He said the commission would collaborate with the security agencies to provide adequate security, noting that there would not be intimidation, rigging and suppression of the opposition on the Election Day.
On the mode of electioneering campaign, Aladejana said, “electioneering can start on Saturday, September 14 and it has to be devoid of violence and hate speech.“It is expected that all the parties will conduct their primaries for Councillors’ elections on 21st of September and that of Chairmanship will be done on September 28.
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