Taraba Independent Electoral Commission releases time table for LG poll.

The Taraba State Independent Electoral Commission (TSIEC) has released the time table for the forthcoming Local Government Council Election scheduled to hold on the 18th, November, 2023. 

The Executive Chairman of the commission, Dr. Philip Danladi Duwe stated this during the interactive session with relevant stakeholder in Jalingo, the state capital. Dr. Dalandi reiterated the readiness of the commission to conduct free, fair and credible election across the 168 wards with 3,650 Polling Units within 16 Local Government Areas of the state. Dalandi said the election process will carry media organisations along for adequate information dissemination. He therefore, appealed to journalists to be accurate and objective in their reportage. 

The chairman assured the electorates that the commission have put in place a plain level ground for effective electioneering come 18th November, 2023. Meanwhile, the notice of the election time table disclosed that 17th Sept, 2023, is the commencement of campaign by political parties, 25th to 30th October, 2023 is scheduled for holding of political primaries, 2nd to 4th November, 2023 will be for the sales of Forms. In the same vein, 7th November, 2023 is the final day for the submission of nomination forms, 8th to 9th November, 2023 is for the screening of candidates submitted by parties for elections, 10th to 11th November, 2023 will be for the publication of screened candidates. However, substitution of candidates, if any and screening of the same will be on the 12th to 13th November 2023, submission of names, passport photographs and address of party agent and polling units assigned will be on the 14th to 15th November, 2023.

 While the end of election campaign will be on the 17th November, 2023 and election hold on 18th November, 2023 respectively.