By John Asiegbu
The Imo State Independent Electoral Commission (ISIEC) has declared that the 2024 Imo State Council polls slated for Saturday 21, September, must hold as scheduled.
The chairman of the commission, Hon Charles Ejiogu, made the declaration at a press briefing held on Friday , 20th September, at the commission’s headquarters in Owerri, the Imo State Capital.
Ejiogu noted that the commission’s decision to go ahead with the election as scheduled came after wide and extensive consultations with critical stakeholders in the state.
According to him, the commission consulted political parties religious bodies as well as traditional rulers across the state who respectively insisted that Imolites could not wait to witness the conduct of the election after several postponements
Ejiogu who maintained that the commission would conduct a free, fair, credible and peaceful poll also informed that the commission would work in partnership with security agencies in the state to ensure a hitch- free exercise
He further hinted that 17 out of 19 registered political parties would participate in the election, saying that the election results would declared within 24 hours
He therefore, urged Imolites to come out in their numbers and exercise their franchise on Saturday, to entrench democracy dividend in the grassroots.
