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Barring any exigency, over 100 candidates, it was gathered, are set to battle for the control of the 21 LGAs in the state. The LGs have been under the control of Caretaker Transition Committee chairmen since 2014, and would, perhaps, begin to feel a fresh impact of governance from elected officials from tomorrow.

Before now, the 21 LGs in the state had been under the control of Caretaker Transition Committee chairmen appointed for a specific term by the governor.

Since the announcement of the election date, ANSIEC, the electoral umpire, has been preparing for the smooth conduct of the exercise, which aims to bring governance, through the third tier of government, closer to the people at the grassroots. Such preparations included engaging with leaders of political parties, issuing timetables, schedules and guidelines for the poll, training ad hoc staff and publishing names of candidates of political parties.

According to the timetable for the exercise, political parties were expected to begin and conclude all issues relating to primaries and campaigns between August 21 and September 24, 2024.

However, since the announcement of the date for the contest and even as the date approaches, a series of controversies have continued to trail the process with the main opposition parties, including the Peoples Democratic Party, All Progressives Congress and the Labour Party, faulting the composition of the ANSIEC board, claiming that Governor Chukwuma Soludo did not follow due process, as enshrined in the Electoral Act 2022 while inaugurating the board.

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