Anambra fixes September 28 for LG poll

The Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission has announced that local government elections in the state will be held on Saturday, 28th September 2024.

This was disclosed in a circular signed by the ANSIEC chairman, Genevieve Osakwe, in Awka on Monday.

The upcoming local government elections will be the first in 10 years, as the last such election was conducted in the state in 2014.

Since then, all 21 local government areas have been under the administration of caretaker committee chairmen appointed by successive governors every three months.

The state governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, inaugurated the Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission on Tuesday, with Genevieve Osakwe appointed as Chairman of the Commission.

According to the governor, the terms of reference for the commission include organising, undertaking, and supervising all elections and matters related to elections for elective offices in the local government councils of the state, as well as providing the necessary advice to the Independent National Electoral Commission on the compilation of the voter register.