DSIEC Fixes Delta LG Election For 13 July

BATTLE IN LGAs As DSIEC Fixes Delta LG Election For 13 July

The much-talked about Delta State local government (LG) election has been scheduled for Saturday 13 July, 2024. The Delta State Independent Electoral Commission (DSIEC) finally released the time-table and schedule of activities for local government election in the state on Friday.

According to a statement signed by DSIEC’s Chairman, Dr Jerry A Agbaike, party primaries by political parties will commence on 6 May and end on 26 May. The collection of DSIEC Forms 001 and 002 by political parties is scheduled 21 May to 27 May, while electioneering campaigns by political parties will commence on Monday, 27 May.

Voter education by the Commission will also commence on 27 May, while 5 June has been set aside as deadline for the submission of personal particulars of candidates on DSIEC Forms 001 and 002 by political parties with sworn-in affidavits by each of the candidates at the State High Court or Magistrate’s Court.

Verification of personal particulars submitted by candidates to DSIEC takes place from 7 June  to 13 June. Similarly, 12 June is the deadline for publication of personal particulars of each candidate by the Commission in the Ward/Constituency where the candidate intends to contest.

Publication of list of duly nominated candidates and collection of DSIEC Nomination Forms 05 and 06 will take place on 15 June, while 21 June is the deadline for submission of Forms 05 and 06 by the candidates. The list of nominated candidates and persons nominating them will be published on 24 June while 28 June is the deadline for withdrawal by candidates and replacement of withdrawn candidates by political parties. Sunday, 30 June is deadline for submission of names of candidates’ polling agents to the Commission’s LGA offices.

Campaigns by political parties will end on 11 July, while 13 July is the election date, with run-off elections (if any) billed for 20 July, 2024.