The Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission has fixed Saturday, October 5, 2024, for the local government election in the state.
This was announced in a statement issued on Sunday and signed by the chairman of the commission, Prof Christian Ngwu.
The statement urged all registered political parties in the state to work in line with the date.
It added that election guidelines and other details could be collected from the commission’s headquarters at Independence Layout, Enugu.
“The Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission wishes to inform all registered political parties and the general public that the local government election in the state will be held on Saturday, October 5, 2024.
“Election guidelines and other details can be collected from the headquarters of Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission at Independence Layout Enugu,” the statement stated.
The Telegraph reports that the commission shifted the election earlier fixed for February 24, 2024, following a court order requesting it to adjust its original guideline and timetable published in the official gazette of Enugu State on September 26, 2023.
“The postponement was pursuant to Enugu State High Court judgment delivered by Justice C. O. Ajah in the case of Action Alliance vs Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission in suit no E/682/2023.
“The Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission has been ordered to make the following adjustment to its original guideline and timetable published in the official gazette of Enugu State and dated September 26, 2023.
“The Enugu State Local Government Election 2024 originally scheduled for February 24, has been shifted to October 5, 2024,” former chairman of ENSIEC, Mike Ajogu, had explained.
