Politics
Imo Begins Sale Of LG Election Forms … Ahead Of August 7 Polls
The Imo State Independent Electoral Commission (ISIEC), has commenced the sale of nomination forms for local government council elections scheduled to hold on August 7.
Sources said no council elections have been held in the state since Gov. Ikedi Ohakim assumed office in 2007.
Ohakim, however, appointed transition committee chairmen to man the councils and last month, he replaced them with sole administrators.
The ISIEC Chairman, Emma Nwonye, said that forms for the chairmanship post would cost N20,000, while that for councilorship would sell for N10,000.
According to him, chairmanship and councillorship aspirants are expected to return their completed forms with N100,000 and N25000 fee respectively, on or before May 18.
Nwonye said that political parties were free to commence their electioneering campaigns immediately after the sale of nomination forms.
He told newsmen that the commission was determined to conduct a free and fair election.