Again, Imo Local Government Elections Postponed Indefinitely

Local Government elections scheduled for Saturday, November 7, 2026, in Imo State has been postponed indefinitely.

Chairman of the Imo State Independent Electoral Commission, ISIEC, Chief Charles Ejiogu made the disclosure throughout a stakeholders assembly in Owerri on Saturday.

He nevertheless didn’t give causes however stated a brand new date shall be introduced quickly.

According to him, the fee was “constrained to announce that the election will not hold.”

The ISIEC chairman stated the assembly was organised to take heed to the stakeholders and search their empathy and understanding, saying they are going to collectively construct the mandatory safeguards for a peaceable, clear and credible council elections.

The postponement which is the third was first fastened for September twenty sixth, however due to litigation over the quick discover, it was shifted to Saturday seventh November, 2026, and has now been postponed indefinitely once more.

Ejiogu stated “at this juncture, having consulted broadly, the Imo State Independent Electoral Commission is constrained to announce that the scheduled Saturday seventh November, 2026 Local Government Council Elections will now not maintain.

“Today, the fee will afford you the chance to specific your thought-about view factors with knowledgeable options, as it really works in direction of the brand new date. Rest assured that throughout the shortest potential time, the fee will announce the brand new date, agenda and pointers.

“On behalf of the Imo state Independent Electoral Commission (ISIEC), I hasten to doubly assure all of you that at no time will the commission shirk its constitutional responsibility of conducting a peaceful, transparent and credible Local Government Councils election that will usher in a democratically elected Council Chairmen and Councilors and there will be no two ways to it, as it is a task that must be accomplished”, Ejiogu stated.

“Let me reassure the political events and their aspirants/candidates that as an Electoral Management Body that the ISIEC will current to all of you a seamless degree enjoying floor for all of your Chairmanship and Councillorship candidates that may emerge after the primaries.

“In collaboration with the security agencies, the commission is working towards the setting up of Inter Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) that will comprise the Nigeria Police, Nigeria Army, Navy, Air-force DSS, NSCDC and other sister agencies to ensure adequate security before, during and after the elections. We urge IPAC to sign and uphold a PEACE ACCORD, as no one or group of persons will be allowed to subvert the will of the people in the upcoming Council elections”, he stated.