Plateau State has fixed October 9^th, 2024, for the conduct of local government elections across the 17 local government areas of the state, which are currently under the management of Transition Implementation Committee Chairmen.

The Chairman of the Plateau state Independent Electoral Commission, Plangji Cishak, said this at the commission’s headquarters in Jos this Wednesday during a meeting with leaders of political parties.

Plangji says all prospective candidates are to obtain nomination forms into the offices of Chairmen and Councillors of the 17 Local Government Councils from the commissions from 1st to 5^th August 2024 while the collection of Nomination Forms for Candidates by the Political Parties will take place from 9^th to 13th August 2024 and the submission of Nomination Forms for Candidates by Political Parties is scheduled for 14^th to 19^th August 2024..

The chairman now calls on all political parties and stakeholders to support and cooperate with PLASIEC to organize, undertake, and supervise a free, fair, credible, and transparent local government council election in Plateau.