The Imo State Independent Electoral Commission (ISIEC) has postponed the state’s local government elections again.
The latest postponement represents another adjustment to the electoral calendar, following previous changes to the date initially announced for the council polls.
The election had earlier been rescheduled to November 14, 2026, after the commission announced another shift in the timetable.
The Chairman of ISIEC, Chief Charles Ejiogu, announced the decision during a stakeholders’ meeting in Owerri.
Ejiogu explained that the commission had engaged political parties and other stakeholders.
The local government elections were initially scheduled for September 26, 2026, but were postponed after some IPAC members approached the judiciary to seek an extension of the electoral timetable.
ISIEC subsequently fixed November 7 for the exercise before announcing another postponement.
At the meeting, the commission chairman said ISIEC would announce a fresh date, timetable and guidelines within the shortest possible time.
The election is expected to produce chairmen for the state’s 27 local government areas and councillors for 305 electoral wards, covering 4,758 polling units.
