Kwara Commission Releases Timetable For LG Polls

Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWASIEC) has released the timetable for local government elections billed for September 21, 2024.

KWASIEC chairman Okanla Baba released the timetable, which indicated that the agency will meet with the leadership of all the registered political parties on June 21, 2024.

It showed that political parties’ primaries will be held between June 24 and 30, 2024.
The political parties are to obtain and return nomination forms for the chairmanship and councilorship elections between Monday, July 1, and Friday, July 5, 2024, while verification of candidates’ credentials will occur between July 8 and 19, 2024.

“Display of names of candidates nominated by political parties to be posted on KWSIEC notice board: Monday, July 22 to Friday 26, 2024.

“Training of ad-hoc staff in all the three senatorial districts: Saturday, July 27 to Wednesday, July 31, 2024.

“Political parties’ campaign starts on Monday, August 19th, and ends at midnight on Thursday, September 19th 2024. Elections day for chairmanship and councillorship positions is slated for September 21, 2024,” Baba added.