The Niger State Impartial Electoral Fee, NSIEC, has introduced that it has concluded all preparations for the conduct of the Native Authorities Council elections scheduled for November 1, 2025, with 10 political events contesting for varied positions.
The seats to be contested embrace chairmanship and councillorship positions throughout the 25 native authorities areas.
The NSIEC chairman, Mohammed Jibrin Imam, said this throughout a press briefing in Minna, emphasising that the fee is dedicated to conducting an election that may stand the check of integrity and mirror the desire of the individuals.
Imam defined that the fee has accomplished the distribution of delicate and non-sensitive supplies to the 25 native authorities areas to make sure a easy electoral course of.
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He famous that, in a bid to make sure peaceable elections, all ten contesting events have signed a peace accord, pledging to conduct a free, honest, and credible electioneering course of.
He urged political actors to stick strictly to the peace accord and keep a stage enjoying subject for all members.
“It’s value to say that the fee monitored the social gathering primaries of all collaborating political events as required by the Voters Act. We additionally engaged with stakeholders in pursuance of our open door coverage and dedication to offering stage enjoying floor,” the chairman maintained.
In accordance with him, the elections will characteristic a guide accreditation system, and over 5,000 advert hoc employees can be deployed to conduct the elections throughout all 274 wards in the state.
He additional disclosed that safety measures have been put in place, together with restrictions on vehicular motion from 6 am to six pm on election day, besides for important providers.
The contesting events embrace the ruling All Progressives Congress, Peoples Democratic Get together, Social Democratic Get together, Zenith Get together, Labour Get together, All Progressives Get together, Alliance Get together and Motion Get together.
