KWSIEC Welcomes Amendments to own Law, to Flag-off Activities for Council Polls in February

The Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWSIEC) has announced that it will flag-off activities leading to the conduct of local government elections next month, February 2024.

In a statement personally signed by the a Chairman of the State electoral umpire, Mr.  Okanla Baba on Wednesday, the Commission applauded the Kwara State House of Assembly for the passage of new amendments to the Law governing the conduct of the local council polls.

“We are excited to receive the news of the passage of the amendments to the Law. While the Commission looks forward to the signing of the bill any moment from now. We shall, hopefully, by February, announce activities for the conduct of the local government elections in the state.

“We urge all stakeholders to support the process,” the statement said.

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Ibrahim Sheriff is the Editor of Fresh Insight, an Academia and former Special Assistant on Media to the Speaker, Kwara state House of Assembly. Although a management science researcher by training, he has over a decade experience of practice in Journalism, Public Relations and Communication Strategy. Sheriff holds a Masters Degree in Finance and Bachelors Degree in Banking and Finance from Kwara state University, Malete. He has Certificates in Digital Journalism, Enterprise Creation and Skill Acquisition (ECSA) and Basic Econometrics Data Analysis, as well as Bank of Industry (BoI) Certificate in Business Management. He is also a holder of Diploma in Cooperative Studies from Kwara state Polytechnic, Ilorin and currently a PhD candidate at the Kwara state University, Malete.

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