Ekiti State Independent Electoral Commission (EKSIEC) has hinted that Ward Congresses to elect chairmanship and counsellorship candidates by political parties would come up on Saturday 7th of October 2023.
Briefing journalists in Ado-Ekiti the commission chairman ,Justice Akintayo disclosed that elections into Local Government and Local Council Development areas would come up on December 2,2023.
He clarifies that elections would be conducted in the 16 local governments and 22 Local Council Development Areas (LCDA’s) in the State.
EKSIEC Boss said collection and submission of nomination forms by various political parties participating in the election would be hold on 12th to 18th of October 2023.
“Submission of list of qualified and unqualified candidates to political parties and replacement of candidates by political parties would also come up on 6th to 10th of November.
The commission theirs solicited for the supports of the media and other relevant stakeholders in the State for the success of the exercise, stayed that publication by electoral officers of person nominated by political parties and issuance of notice of polls will come on 20th of November 2023.
While notice of withdrawal of nomination of candidates by political parties and closing of electioneering campaign by political parties will end by 24th of November and 29th of November respectively..
Reiterating the readiness of the commission under his leadership to conduct free and credible election, explained that the commission has concluded plans to embark on aggressive awareness and mobilisation of voters on the needs to participate in the election and vote for the candidates of their choices.
He assured that all registered political parties in the country would be fully mobilized and participate in the exercise.