Nasarawa to hold LG poll November 2

The Nasarawa State Independent Electoral Commission has finalised plans to conduct local government elections across the state’s 13 local government areas on Saturday, 2nd November 2024.

This was disclosed by NASIEC Chairman, Ayuba Wandai-Usman, during a press briefing in Lafia on Wednesday, 2nd October, 2024.
The election will cover both Chairmanship and Councillorship positions.

Radio Rivers recalls that the last local government elections in Nasarawa took place in October 2021, with the elected officials serving a three-year term, which is now coming to an end.

“The chairmanship and councillorship elections will be held on Saturday, 2nd November 2024. Nomination papers for the elections are to be submitted at the commission’s headquarters, Democracy House, Shendam Road, Lafia,” he said.

The NASIEC chairman also announced that the election timeline had been released, with party primaries and the resolution of disputes set to begin on Friday, 11th October 2024.

Addressing journalists, Wandai-Usman reaffirmed the commission’s commitment to collaborating with the media to enhance the democratic process in Nasarawa State and Nigeria at large.