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Imo State Independent Electoral Commission Chairman, Chief Charles Ejiogu
The Imo State Independent Electoral Commission (ISIEC) has again postponed the local government elections earlier scheduled for November 14.
The commission’s Chairman, Chief Charles Ejiogu, announced the postponement in a statement forwarded to The Nation yesterday in Owerri, the state capital.
He regretted the inconvenience the postponement might cause the residents, especially the electorate and the political aspirants.
Ejiogu said a new date for the elections would be communicated to the people in due course.
Speaking with The Nation, the ISIEC chairman said the commission would announce a fresh date within the shortest possible time.
“This is the true position of things. A new date will be announced within the 8shortest possible time,” he said.
The latest postponement is the third to the election timetable, coming barely days after the commission had rescheduled the exercise for November 14.
The development has further prolonged uncertainty surrounding the conduct of the local government elections across the 27 local government areas of the state.
The ISIEC had earlier assured stakeholders of its readiness to conduct the elections to determine the leadership of the councils and the 305 electoral wards in the state. (Text, excluding headline: The Nation)
