By Linus Oota, Lafia

Nasarawa State Independent Electoral Commission (NASIEC) has fixed October 6 2021, for the conduct of local government elections in the state.

Chairman of the Commission, Ayuba Wandai Usman stated this yesterday at the Commission office in Lafia, the state capital during a brief to mark the commencement of the process.

He said forms of nomination papers shall be obtained between Thursday, July 22 and Tuesday, July 27, 2021, and to be delivered, on completion, at NASIEC office Lafia between August 2 and Tuesday, August 3 2021.

The Commission Chairman further explained that the sum of N669 million has been voted for the entire exercise.

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He said: “The tenure of the 2018 local government area elected officials expired since May 28, 2021, thereby creating leadership vacuums at the 13 local government areas across the state.

“Ideally, elections to immediately replace out-gone council officials would have been conducted, but logistic issues and many more unforeseen factors combined together to make the election impossible.

“All things being equal, the commission is set to exercise its statutory responsibility of organising, undertaking and supervising elections into LGAs as enshrined in the 1999 Constitution as amended and other relevant laws.”

“The commission has, therefore, by the powers conferred on it, fixed October 6 2021, for the chairmanship and councillorship elections across all the 13 LGAs and 147 electoral wards across the state,” he said.