Extension of the Period for the Nomination of Candidates for.
Local Government Councils Elections, 2020.
TheElectoral Commission appointed the period 21st September to 1st October 2020, as the period for conducting nomination of candidates for Local Government Councils Elections 2021.
Accordingly, the nomination of candidates commenced on Monday 21st September 2020, in all the one hundred and forty-six (146) districts/cities across the country and was scheduled to close today, Thursday 1st October 2020.
However, due to high numbers of aspirants at the nomination centers since the beginning of the exercise, and in accordance with the powers vested in the Commission under Section 50 of the Electoral Commission Act, the Electoral Commission has taken a decision to extend the nomination exercise, which was scheduled to close on Thursday 1st October 2020, for four (4) more days, that is, from Friday 2nd October to Monday 5th October 2020, including Saturday and Sunday, after which, there will be no further extension.
