The Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWSIEC) says political party primaries for the state’s local government elections will be held from June 24 to 30.

The KWSIEC chairman, Muhammed Okanla, disclosed this in an interview on Sunday in Ilorin.

Mr Okanla said elections for the offices of chairmen and councillors across the state’s 16 local government areas would take place on September 21. He said that based on the election timetable, a meeting or interface with the leadership of all the registered political parties would be held on June 21.

He added that political parties were expected to obtain and return nomination forms (KWSIEC 01 and KWSIEC 02) for the chairmanship and councillorship elections from July 1 to July 5.

The chairman also announced that the verification of candidates’ credentials would take place from July 8 to July 19.

He said that the names of candidates nominated by political parties would be displayed on the KWSIEC notice board from July 22 to July 26. He also said that the training of ad-hoc staff for the elections in all three senatorial districts would be held between July 27 and July 31.

Mr Okanla said that the political parties have until August 5 to withdraw a candidate if need be, while August 6 is the last day for the publication of the list of nominated candidates.

According to him, political parties’ campaigns will commence on August 19 and end at midnight on September 19.

“Elections for chairmanship and councillorship positions will be conducted on Sept. 21, while Certificate of Returns will be issued on September 23,” he said.

(NAN)