The Bayelsa State Electoral Commission, has announced July 27 as date for Elections into Local Government Councils in Bayelsa State.
The state has eight local government chairmanship and 105 councillorship seats.
This was announced by Dr Perekeme Bertola, Chairman of the state’s Independent Electoral Commission.
Bertola, who announced the date at a stakeholders’ meeting on Saturday in Yenagoa, assured that the elections would be free, fair, credible and conclusive.
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“We shall uphold all tenets of democracy and ensure that the process is fair and seen by all to be so,” he said.
Bertol also promised to work with all stakeholders, adding that the commission would hold regular consultative meetings to ensure a hitch-free exercise.
The meeting was attended by leaders of political parties, civil society groups and youth organisations.
