The Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC) has announced that local government elections will be held on Saturday, October 5, 2024.
This date was confirmed in a statement released on Sunday by the commission’s Chairman, Prof. Christian Ngwu.
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Prof. Ngwu called on all registered political parties to align with the new date and instructed them to collect election guidelines and further details 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 local government elections in the state will be held on Saturday, October 5, 2024.”
“Election guidelines and other details can be collected from the headquarters of ENSIEC at Independence Layout, Enugu,” stated Ngwu.
This new date comes after the commission postponed the elections originally scheduled for February 24, 2024.
The postponement followed a court order that required the commission to adjust its guidelines and timetable, as detailed in the official gazette of Enugu State on September 26, 2023.
The shift was mandated by a High Court ruling from Justice C. O. Ajah in the case of Action Alliance vs. Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (suit no. E/682/2023).
The court directed ENSIEC to amend its initial guidelines and schedule.
Former ENSIEC Chairman, Mike Ajogu, had previously explained,
“The Enugu State Local Government Election 2024 originally scheduled for February 24 has been shifted to October 5, 2024, following the court’s judgment.”
