The Kogi State independent Electoral Commission, KOSIEC, has expressed its preparedness to closely monitor the primary elections by all the political parties in the state ahead of the forthcoming local government council elections.
Speaking at a meeting attended by all KOSIEC commissioners in Lokoja, the Chairman, Hon. Mamman Nda Eri, charged the newly appointed Electoral Officers (EOs) and Assistant Electoral (AEOs) to monitor all party primariesin order to ensure that all the requirements and guidelines necessary for fair and transparent primary elections are strictly adhered to.
A statement signed and issue by Hon. Alh. Yakubu Musa Chogudo,
KOSIEC Commissioner in charge of Media and Publicity, said the Chairman also emphasized that KOSIEC Commissioners are expected to closely observe and monitor the primary elections in their respective federal constituencies, adding that all necessary measures have been put in place to ensure free, fair, credible, transparent and peaceful electoral process.
He further pleaded with all the political parties to maintain the highest level of decorum and ensure that they honour their earlier promise to be peaceful and law abiding, adding that KOSIEC is adequately prepared for an election that will reflect the will of the people on 12th, December, 2020.
The primary elections by political parties are scheduled as follows:
NRM
Date: 7th October, 2020
Councilorship/Chairmanship
Time: 10.00 am
Venue: IPAC Secretariat, Lokoja.
PDP
Date: 8th October, 2020
Councilorship
Time: 10.00 am
Chairmanship
Date: 10th October, 2020
Time: 2.00 pm
APC
Date: 9th October, 2020
Councilorship
Time : 8.00 am
Chairmanship: same day
Time: 10.00 am
ZLP
Councilorship/Chairmanship
Date: 9th October, 2020
Time: 10.00 am
Venue: IPAC Secretariat Lokoja
LABOUR
Councilorship/Chairmanship
Date: 10th October, 2020
Time: 11.00 am
DPC
Councilorship/Chairmanship
Date: 10th October, 2020
Time: 10.00 am,
AAC
Councilorship/Chairmanship
Date: 10th October, 2020
Time : 8.00 am
SDP
Chairmanship/Councillorship
Date: 12th October, 2020
Time: 10.00 am
ACD
Councilorship/Chairmanship
Date: 13th October, 2020
Time: 8.00 am
ADC
Councilorship/Chairmanship
Date: 13th October, 2020
Time : 10.00 am,
APGA
Councilorship/Chairmanship
Date: 13th October, 2020
Time : 1.00 pm
WTPN
Councilorship/Chairmanship
Date: 16th October, 2020
Time :10.00 am.
