Based on “Section 25 (1) of Kaduna State Independent Electoral Law as amended in 2018, we said the local government elections will be held on Saturday, May 15, 2021, between the hours of 8 am and 4 pm,” he said.
With the announcement, he said political parties are expected to conduct primaries between February 26 and March 28 to elect candidates for the elections.
In Oyo, the chairman of the state electoral body, Abiola Olagunju (SAN), on Monday, disclosed that the local government elections in the state will be conducted on Saturday, May 15, 2021.
He made this known at a press conference in Ibadan, saying also that guidelines for the elections and time-table have been released.
KADSIECOM overseer, Ibrahim Sambo announced the official date for the 2021 LG elections in the state.
He emphasized that the move is to ensure that the Kaduna State government does not disobey the law by giving short notice of the election.
“To safeguard going against the law, the commission decided to give this notice. Going by the law, we are supposed to give political parties 90 days notice.”
Ibrahim Sambo made the declaration during the issuance of notice of the 2021 Local Government Council general elections to political parties and stakeholders on Monday in Kaduna.
He said the last local government council election was conducted on May 12, 2018, explaining that going by the law, the local government chairmen are supposed to spend only three years in office.