MARCH 2022 POLLS: Why We Postponed Imo LG Election – ISIEC | READ DETAILS

The Imo State Independent Electoral Commission (ISIEC), has postponed the Local Government elections earlier scheduled to hold on March 25, 2022.

The ISIEC Chairman, Mrs. Ugochi Onyeka, made this known while addressing members of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), at the Commission’s Secretariat, along Orlu Road in Owerri.

According to the commission, the chairmanship and councillorship elections will no longer hold due to security challenges rocking the State.

Onyeka cited the commission’s offices that were burnt down in 5 Local government areas of the state, noting that ISIEC cannot hold elections in 10 out of the 27 local government areas in the State due to security challenges in those council areas.

“The security breaches were such that the Commission cannot guarantee peaceful polls in those council areas.

“The Commission cannot conduct polls in an atmosphere in which life and property cannot be guaranteed.

“We assure that the elections would hold in the 27 local government areas soon. The Commission is in touch with the security agencies to ascertain when it will be most appropriate to conduct the elections.”

Reacting, the State Chairman, IPAC, Mazi Ichie Eke said the IPAC was in full support of the election postponement adding that IPAC would work in synergy with ISIEC to ensure peaceful, credible, free, and fair polls at the council areas on the new date (yet to be fixed).