The forthcoming local government elections in Ogun State have been fixed for Saturday, November 16 2024.
The Chairman of Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (SIEC), Babatunde Osibodu, made this known to newsmen in Abeokuta this Tuesday.
Osibodu says Thursday, August 8, 2024, is scheduled for the release of guidelines for the conduct of the elections and stakeholders meeting while campaigns by the political parties will begin on Friday, August 9.
He says the political parties are also scheduled to hold their party primaries between Monday, August 26 to Monday, September 9, 2024.
This announcement comes after the Special Adviser on Media and Strategy to Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, Kayode Akinmade, had debunked news circulating on social media that the Local Government elections would be held on October 26, 2024.