There is now a new date for the local government elections coming up in Anambra State. The announcement marks a significant step in the electoral process for the state.
The Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission announced that the local government elections will take place on Saturday, September 28, 2024.
ANSIEC Chairman Genevieve Osakwe disclosed this in a circular on Monday in Awka.
The upcoming elections will mark the first local government elections in the state in 10 years, with the last one held in 2014.
Since then, all 21 local government areas have been under the administration of caretaker committee chairmen appointed by successive governors every three months.
The state governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, inaugurated the Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission on Tuesday, with Genevieve Osakwe appointed as Chairman of the Commission.
According to the governor, the terms of reference for the commission include organising, undertaking, and supervising all elections.
And also, matters related to elections for elective offices in the local government councils of the state.
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Also, they are to provide the necessary advice to the Independent National Electoral Commission on the compilation of the voter register.
In the circular, ANSIEC Chairman,, Genevieve Osakwe, announced that the election timetable, schedule of activities, and other details would be available at the Commission’s headquarters in Awka starting Wednesday, August 14, 2024.
The circular states that “the Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission informs all registered political parties and the general public that local government elections will take place on Saturday, September 28, 2024”.
It also notes that “you can collect the election timetable, schedule of activities, and other details from the headquarters of the Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission in Awka from Wednesday, August 14, 2024”.
Expectations run high among opposition parties and civil society groups that have been advocating for local government elections, the last of which occurred in the state in 2014.
With this election, the practice of appointing caretaker committee chairmen by the governor to oversee the 21 local government areas of the state every three months will end.
