Tag: LG polls
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LG polls: Gov.Lalong tasks candidates on voter mobilisation
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has urged candidates contesting in the ongoing Local Government elections in the 17 local government areas of the state to mobilise voters to partake in the exercise. Lalong made the call on Saturday after casting his vote at his polling unit at the Local Government Education Authority(LGEA) School, Nyak community,…
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Plateau LG polls: Low voter turnout greets exercise in Jos North,South
The ongoing Local Government election in Plateau is recording a poor voter turnout in Jos, the state capital, as most residents of the city have shunned the exercise. A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) who visited some polling units in Jos North and Jos South local government areas reports that the people…
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Tight security in Jos as Plateau holds LG polls
There is heavy presence of security personnel at various polling units and flash points in Jos the Plateau state capital, and evirons, as all is set for the conduct of elections across the 17 Local Government Areas on Saturday. A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) who visited some of the areas, reports…
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LG Polls: Voters laud peaceful conduct in Nasarawa
Some voters in Nasarawa State have lauded the peaceful conduct of Wednesday’s local government election in the state. They made the commendation in separate interviews with our correspondent in Wakama ward, Nassarawa Eggon Local Government Area of the state. They said the peaceful conduct of the election was the result of the maturity exhibited by…
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LG polls: KADSIECOM distributes sensitive materials
The Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission (KADSIECOM), on Friday commenced distribution of sensitive materials to respective Local Government Areas in the State ahead of Saturday’s Local Council elections. Our correspondent reports that the election is slated for Sept. 4 across the 23 Local Government Areas of the State. Mrs. Saratu Audu-Dikko, Chairman of the commission,…
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LG polls: no nose mask, no voting, electoral officers insist
Some voters at the Okerube Ward B Polling Unit (PU) 025 were sent back to get their nose masks before being accredited to vote in the ongoing election into Local Government Councils in Lagos.Our correspondent reports that the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), had made it a mandatory condition for voters seeking to exercise…
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LG Polls: Oyo APC drags governor, OYSIEC to court
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has taken Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State to court over its exclusion from the forthcoming local government elections in the state. Also joined in the suit was the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission(OYSIEC). Oyo State Caretaker Chairman of APC, Chief Akin Oke, confirmed the development in a statement on…
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Taraba electoral Commission fixes May 16 for LG polls
The Taraba Independent Electoral Commission (SIEC), on Monday fixed Saturday May 16 for the Conduct of Local Government elections. Dr Philip Duwe, the Chairman of the Commission disclosed this to newsmen in Jalingo on Monday. According to him, the election was supposed to be conducted in 2019 but could not hold owing to…