Abia schedules LG election on Christmas Eve, candidates reject date
Competitors for the Abia State LG races have grimaced at the Christmas Eve date planned for the bye-decision, saying the period witnesses a great deal of developments to towns, with individuals putting last touches to Christmas and New Year merriments.
The state's Independent Electoral Commission (ABSIEC), as of late declared that while the fundamental survey will hang on Saturday 17 December 2016 and the outcomes reported the following day being Sunday, a conceivable keep running off would take after a day to Christmas Day, which is 24th December, prevalently called Christmas Eve. Other than the keep running off date, a few wannabes additionally said they require more opportunity to raise the endorsed expenses.
The competitors dismisses the pursue off date a meeting by political gatherings and different partners held with the Chairman of the Commission, Retired Justice Igbozurike Akomas, where he reported the proposed dates and different courses of action for the decision.
In any case, Justice Akomas said that the race "is in accordance with the arrangement of the Abia State Local Government Law of 2002, Subsection 154 (f) and (g), which engages the Commission to recommend expenses to be stored by the chairmanship and councillorship hopefuls."
As per him, while chairmanship applicants will pay a charge of N500, 000 each and councillorship hopeful N200, 000, there will be a moreover pay of N15, 000 as managerial expense straightforwardly into the Commission's record.
He included that contender for the Local government race are to be screened and cleared by security offices and the state Board of Inland Revenue.
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