By Hannah Williams
The Kogi State Independent Electoral Commission (KOSIEC) has fixed Saturday, October 19, 2024 for the conduct of chairmanship and councillorship elections in all the 21 local government council areas of the state.
The Chairman of KOSIEC, Mamman Eri announced the date at a stakeholders’ meeting in Lokoja on Tuesday.
Eri said the conduct of local government election was in accordance with the provision of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended and the powers vested in the state Independent Electoral Commission.
Candidates for counsellorship and chairmanship are to pay N100,000 and N250,000 each for forms, Eri said.
Ziti News reports that the decision of KOSIEC to conduct the election may not be unconnected to the Thursday, July 11 judgment of the Supreme Court which declared caretaker committee’s illegal.
The apex court also ruled that henceforth federal government should pay money from federation account directly to only democratically elected local government officials.
Speaking further, Eri said that a comprehensive election timetable and schedule of activities have been prepared to ensure transparent, fair and credible electoral process.
“We assure you that these activities have been designed with utmost consideration for inclusivity, transparency and adherence to electoral laws,” he said.
Eri asked for the continued support and collaboration of all stakeholders so as to have a successful election on October 19.