The Nasarawa State Government has announced intentions to hold elections for chairmen and councillors of the state’s 13 local government councils on August 31.
Mr Ayuba Wandai, Chairman of the State Independent Electoral Commission, NASIEC, disclosed this during a stakeholders’ meeting with officials of the state Inter-Party Advisory Council, IPAC, on Tuesday in Lafia.
He stated that the present chairman and councilors were chosen on October 6, 2021, and inaugurated on October 8, 2021, for a three-year term that would end on October 7, 2021.
“This is our second engagement the first was in August 2023 in line with the law establishing the Commission.
“The law has given them the mandate to begin preparation for election one year before the expiration of the tenure of the officials.
“The commission is a law-abiding institution that has continued to promote the adherence to the laws governing the conduct of LGs election in the state,” he added.