Kwara to Hold LG Polls September 21

Hammed Shittu in Ilorin

The Kwara State Local Government Independent Electoral Commission (KWSIEC), announced yesterday that the next local government council’s elections would hold across the 16 local government areas in state on September 21, 2024.

The development, according to THISDAY checks, might not be unconnected with the recent appointments of Local Government Development Officers (LGDOs) by Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq.

It was also gathered that the new directive might not be unconnected with the political strategy by the government ahead of 2027 elections in the state.

The local government’s councils in the state were dissolved in 2019 and had been managed by caretaker committees appointed by the state government until Tuesday when the governor announced announced the appointment of LGDOs.  

However, a statement issued yesterday in Ilorin, which was signed by the Chairman of KWSIEC, Mr. Okanla Baba, stated that “arrangements is being put in place to make this happen within the set date.

“We will give further breakdown of the election time table soon, all things being equal”.

He, therefore, “urged all stakeholders to follow our public communications, updates, and get ready for the elections within the time frame.”