More states of the federation have affirmed dates to conduct local government elections. The move is seen as a bid to put the states in good stead to evade any possible hammer in the wake of the July 11 ruling of the Supreme Court on local government autonomy.
While Kwara and Bauchi states have earlier fixed dates for the conduct of council elections, Kogi and Kaduna states, on Tuesday, 16 july affirmed dates for the conduct of council polls.
Bauchi State Independent Electoral Commission hasd fixed August 16 for council polls, its counterpart in Kwara announced September 21, while Kogi and Kaduna states fixed October 19 for the conduct of council elections.
