Again, Imo Local Government Elections Postponed Indefinitely

Local Government elections scheduled for Saturday, November 7, 2026, in Imo State has been postponed indefinitely.

Chairman of the Imo State Independent Electoral Commission, ISIEC, Chief Charles Ejiogu made the disclosure during a stakeholders meeting in Owerri on Saturday.

He however didn’t give reasons but said a new date will be announced soon.

According to him, the commission was “constrained to announce that the election will not hold.”

The ISIEC chairman said the meeting was organised to listen to the stakeholders and seek their empathy and understanding, saying they will collectively build the necessary safeguards for a peaceful, transparent and credible council elections.

The postponement which is the third was first fixed for September 26th, but because of litigation over the short notice, it was shifted to Saturday 7th November, 2026, and has now been postponed indefinitely again.

Ejiogu said “at this juncture, having consulted widely, the Imo State Independent Electoral Commission is constrained to announce that the scheduled Saturday 7th November, 2026 Local Government Council Elections will no longer hold.

“Today, the commission will afford you the opportunity to express your considered view points with informed suggestions, as it works towards the new date. Rest assured that within the shortest possible time, the commission will announce the new date, time table and guidelines.

“On behalf of the Imo state Independent Electoral Commission (ISIEC), I hasten to doubly assure all of you that at no time will the commission shirk its constitutional responsibility of conducting a peaceful, transparent and credible Local Government Councils election that will usher in a democratically elected Council Chairmen and Councilors and there will be no two ways to it, as it is a task that must be accomplished”, Ejiogu said.

“Let me reassure the political parties and their aspirants/candidates that as an Electoral Management Body that the ISIEC will present to all of you a seamless level playing ground for all your Chairmanship and Councillorship candidates that will emerge after the primaries.

“In collaboration with the security agencies, the commission is working towards the setting up of Inter Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) that will comprise the Nigeria Police, Nigeria Army, Navy, Air-force DSS, NSCDC and other sister agencies to ensure adequate security before, during and after the elections. We urge IPAC to sign and uphold a PEACE ACCORD, as no one or group of persons will be allowed to subvert the will of the people in the upcoming Council elections”, he said.