PDP Questions KWSIEC's Readiness for Kwara Local Government Election

Date: 2024-07-04

According to a news report from Daily Trust, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has expressed scepticism about the readiness of the Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWSIEC) to conduct local government elections.

The party said its concern arose from the commission's delay in releasing election guidelines to political parties.

The KWSIEC recently announced a timetable for the local government elections scheduled for 21 September 2024. This comes nearly nine years since the last council poll was held in the state, prompting apprehension among political parties, particularly the opposition PDP.

Speaking to journalists in Ilorin on Wednesday, the state chairman of the party, Babatunde Mohammed, said that despite the timetable, the KWSIEC had not provided any election guidelines to political parties. The PDP formally requested the guidelines on 28 June and has reiterated this request, both in writing and orally, since then.

However, he clarified that the PDP had no intention of boycotting the election and urged the KWSIEC to ensure a fair and level-playing field for all participating political parties, while calling on the chairman of the electoral body to clarify the commission's preparedness.

Responding to inquiries from Daily Trust on Wednesday evening, the chairman of KWSIEC, Alhaji Baba Okanla, acknowledged that the commission had not yet issued guidelines to any political party.

He attributed this delay to requests from parties for an extension of time to conduct their primaries.

“We intend to provide all political parties with guidelines once they apply for nomination forms, which will guide them on electoral rules and regulations,” Okanla said.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Markaz Arabic And Islamic Training Institute, Agege     Tunde Oyawoye     YAKOOYO     Omu-aran     Olatunji Ayeni     Abdulraheem Olesin     Kamaldeen Ajibade     Gbenga Adebayo     Kisra     Opobiyi     Gobir Organization Foundation     Tinubu Legacy Forum     UITH     Gambari     Baba Adini Of Kwara State     Bayer Nigeria Limited     Donatus Ejidike     Muhammad Fawaz Abubakar     Abdulrazaq Akorede     Moro     Joshua Adeyemi Adimula     Damilola Yusuf     Radio SBS     Agboola Abdulraheem     Erin-ile     Ayoade Akinnibosun     Joseph Daudu     National Party Of Nigeria     Ibraheem Abdullateef     Zubair Folorunsho Erubu     Oba Mogaji Abdulkadir     Abdulwaheed Musa     Sarakite     Ibrahim Gambari     Mohammed Yahaya Barki     Ile Arugbo     KFA     Yusuf Amuda Aluko     Kolawole Bashirat     The Herald     Bature Bello     Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital     Oko-Erin     NTA Ilorin     Presidential Election     Simeon Ajibola     Chief Imam Of Ilorin     Olatunji Bamgbola     Haleeman Salman     Emir Of Yashikira     Ibrahim Abdulqadir Abikan     Makama Of Ilorin     Galland Marcias     GGDSS Pakata     Ojo Isekuse     James Ayeni     SSUCOEN     UNILORIN Alumni Association     Abdulkadir Orire     Samuel Adedoyin     Monthly Sanitation Exercise     Bareke     Kwarareports.com     Bolakale Kawu Agaka     Omotoso     Abdulrahman Abdulrazak     Bank Of Industry     Kwara Restoration Project     Ibrahim Mohammed     Erubu Oba Zubair     KWACOBPA     Alloy Chukwuemeka     Forgo Battery     Gobirawa     Sabo-Oke     Olukotun Of Ikotun     Tunde Yusuf    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Lanre Badmus     Maigida Soludero Transit     AGILE Programme     Afeyin-Olukuta     Odogun Olushola Gabriel     Saka Aleshinloye     Vasolar     John Mayokun Dada     Aliyu Olatunji Ajanaku     Shuaib Boni Aliyu     Bola Shagaya     Ashiru     Kwara State Infrastructure Development Fund     Abdulazeez Uthman     Ilorin Talaka Parapo (ITP)     Salman Jawondo     Bola Iyabo Ibiyeye Adisa     Egbejila     Tunji Ajanaku     NIRSAL     Ajia-Bako     Fatai Garuba Labaka     Alimi Abdulrazaq     Ogidi-Oloje     Logun     Abdullahi Samari     Simon Sayomi     Innocent Okoye     Fareedah Dankaka     Bello Bature     Overland     Abubakar Baba Sulaiman     Olatunde Oyeyiola     Forgo Battery Company Limited     Police Commissioner     Adijat Adebiyi     Abdulbaqi Jimoh     Iyeru Grammar School     Emir Of Shonga     Sun Qing Rong     Monthly Sanitation Exercise     James Ayeni     Isiaka Alikinla     Bolakale Saka     Fatai Adeniyi Garba     Ibrahim Oloriegbe     Salihu S. Yaru     Durosinlohun Atiku     Amule     Balogun Ajikobi     Bamidele Adegoke Oladimeji     Busari Toyin Isiaka     Babaloja-General     Jimoh Saadudeen Muhammed     Ilesha-Baruba-Gwanara     Bibire Ajape     Ayoade Akinnibosun     Yusuf Lawal     FOMWAN     Bilikisu Gambari     Chikanda     Bashir Adigun     Summit University     Oko-Erin     Sardauna Of Ilorin     Kulende     Sheikh Alimi     T And K FOODS     Haruna Tambiri Mohammed     Amusement Park     Binta Abubakar Mora     Mohammed Ajia Ibrahim     Adamu Attah     Abdul-Rahoof Bello     Olayinka Are     Borgu     Sanusi Abubakar