iecThe Sokoto State Independent Electoral Commission ( SIEC) on Wednesday announced the postponement of the local government councils election it had earlier planned for Jan. 9, 2016.
The News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) reports that the Chairman of the commission, Alhaji Usman Abubakar announced the postponement at a news briefing in Sokoto.
”The postponement was due to the non receipt of the card readers we wanted to borrow from our sister agency, the Independent National Electoral Commision, INEC.
”This was also due to bye-election which the commission would conduct in Bayelsa on Jan. 9, 2016.
”Apart from the card readers, INEC would also train the ad hoc staff we want to use for the LG polls in the state,” he added.
Abubakar further said that the commission had fully arranged for the polls and had even acquired the non-sensitive materials required for the conduct of the polls.
According to the chairman, the commission may likely conduct the postponed polls in the first quarter of 2016.
”Nine political parties are participating in the elections and we intend to conduct free, credible, transparent and acceptable polls,” Abubakar, promised. ( NAN)
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