Nasarawa LG Polls: NASIEC reviews timetable, releases election guidelines
Ahead of the August 31st, 2024 local government election, the Nasarawa State Independent Electoral Commission (NASIEC) has released guidelines for the conduct of the election.
Chairman of the NASIEC, Ayuba Wandai Usman, disclosed this when he met with members of the Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) on Tuesday.
Wandai described the guidelines as “the instrument that will guide all political parties in the conduct of their affairs leading to the elections on the 31st August 2024.”
On the review of the timetable he pointed out that while the date for the elections remains unchanged, the commission found it necessary to adjust the timeline for the election.
He added that the commission saw it expedient to re-jig the election timeline in order to conduct a free, fair, and credible election.
Wandai explained that the NASIEC not only adjusted the timeline but also introduced new schedules slated to hold between January 3rd and February 10th, 2024.
He disclosed that conduct of party primary elections and resolution arising from the primaries will be held between Wednesday, January 3rd to Saturday, February 24th, for both chairmanship and counsellorship elections.
He noted that NASIEC fixed Tuesday, February 27th, as the last day for political parties to submit their list of candidates.
Also, for the collection and submission of nomination forms, the commission fixed Wednesday, February 28th, to Monday, March 11th.
“Publication of final lists of nominated candidates will be on Wednesday, April 3rd, while political campaign will commence on Wednesday, April 3rd, to Friday, August 30th,” Wandai said.
